francese

French

adjective fran-CHEH-zeh Common

Origin: from Germanic Frank (the Franks)

Usage Note

Francese functions as both adjective (la cucina francese = French cuisine) and noun (un francese = a Frenchman, una francese = a Frenchwoman). It is invariable for gender — lo studente francese / la studentessa francese — and takes -i in the plural: i francesi. It also denotes the French language: parlo francese.

Examples

"Parla correntemente il francese."

Natural Translation

She speaks French fluently.

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