Passing a year?!

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Passing a year?!

Hello everyone.

I'm reading the book, La Belle et La Bête, and I saw une année passe. Why does it use année instead of an?

Thank you 

Asked 2 years ago
Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi Master,

"When we consider that part of the day or this day or year in its duration, when we emphasise the length of time, we use the feminine forms: une année (a year), la journée (the day), la matinée (the morning), la soirée (the evening)."

The above copied and pasted from the lesson you quoted  --  I cannot improve on that.

Bonne journée

Jim

Passing a year?!

Hello everyone.

I'm reading the book, La Belle et La Bête, and I saw une année passe. Why does it use année instead of an?

Thank you 

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