No. 1,196 in French
sportives
The French word "sportives" means "sporty" or "athletic" in English (feminine plural form).
In a sentence
Les filles sportives de la classe ont remporté la course.
The athletic girls in the class won the race.
Here, 'sportives' is used as an adjective in its feminine plural form to describe 'filles' (girls), indicating their athletic nature.
Ces activités sportives sont idéales pour garder la forme.
These sports activities are ideal for staying in shape.
In this sentence, 'sportives' is a feminine plural adjective describing 'activités' (activities), suggesting that these activities are related to sports.
Elles sont très sportives et participent à de nombreux événements.
They are very sporty and participate in many events.
The term 'sportives' functions as an adjective in feminine plural form modifying the pronoun 'elles' (they), characterizing them as sporty or athletic in a general sense.
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