No. 1,678 in French
forest
"Forest" in French means "forest" in English, referring to a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth.
In a sentence
La forêt est très dense dans cette région.
The forest is very dense in this region.
The word 'forêt' is used here as a noun to refer to a natural area filled with trees.
Nous avons vu un renard qui traversait la forêt.
We saw a fox crossing the forest.
'Forêt' appears as the object of the preposition 'la' and describes a forest being traversed or entered.
Des sons mystérieux semblent venir de la forêt.
Mysterious sounds seem to come from the forest.
In this instance, 'forêt' is used in a genitive construct indicating the origin of sounds coming from within.
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