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How do you say "to wear" in French?
porter
In French, "to wear" is porter.
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Pronunciation
por-TAY. Two syllables with stress on the second syllable.
Grammar notes
A regular ER verb. Conjugates: je porte, tu portes, il/elle porte, nous portons, vous portez, ils/elles portent.
Example sentence
Elles portent des robes.
They wear dresses.
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How to remember porter
Porter comes from 'port', the Latin root. When you port something, you carry it on your body, as in wearing clothes.
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Questions about porter
How do you say "to wear" in French?
In French, "to wear" is porter. It is a noun.
How is porter written in French?
porter is written using the standard French script.
How is porter used in a sentence?
Use porter as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Elles portent des robes. (They wear dresses.).
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