En with masculine regions
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Joakim R.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
En with masculine regions
"Reasons of pronunciation" is pretty vague. What masculine regions other than Ontario may use 'en'?
This question relates to:French lesson "En/Dans = in/to + regions/states/counties (French Prepositions)"
Asked 7 years ago
Bonjour Joakim !
It applies to masculine regions/states starting with a vowel:
Idaho, Ohio, Ontario, Oklahoma, Alabama, Illinois, ...
Here is a link to know the gender of US states (you can also find it in our lesson "Continents, countries, regions & states names are either feminine, masculine or plural (Gender)" :
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tats_des_%C3%89tats-Unis
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
It applies to masculine regions/states starting with a vowel:
Idaho, Ohio, Ontario, Oklahoma, Alabama, Illinois, ...
Here is a link to know the gender of US states (you can also find it in our lesson "Continents, countries, regions & states names are either feminine, masculine or plural (Gender)" :
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tats_des_%C3%89tats-Unis
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Joakim R. asked:View original
En with masculine regions
"Reasons of pronunciation" is pretty vague. What masculine regions other than Ontario may use 'en'?
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