No. 769 in French
françaises
The feminine plural form of "French."
In a sentence
Les étudiantes françaises voyagent souvent pour étudier à l'étranger.
The French female students often travel to study abroad.
Here, 'françaises' is an adjective describing a group of female students ('étudiantes') and specifies their French nationality.
Les coutumes françaises varient d'une région à l'autre.
The French customs vary from one region to another.
In this context, 'françaises' is an adjective used to describe customs ('coutumes'), attributing them to French culture.
Nous aimons les chansons françaises des années 80.
We love the French songs from the 80s.
Here, 'françaises' is an adjective used to characterize songs ('chansons'), denoting their French origin.
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