Why isn’t Brazil masculine, it’s a country, ends in a letter other than e, not mentioned as an exception....
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Cécile
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8/06/18
Hi Helen,
Brazil is masculine in French , so it is:
le Brésil and
au Brésil.
Are you referring to a particular test or is this just a general question?
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Helen Campbell
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8 June 2018
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Why isn’t Brazil masculine, it’s a country, ends in a letter other than e, not mentioned as an exception....
This question relates to:
French lesson "Continents, countries, regions & states are masculine, feminine or plural (gender)"