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Friday, December 31, 2010

le vase, la vase

Publié le 8 novembre 2010

le vase = the vase
la vase = the mud, silt

Les fleurs poussent dans la vase avant d’être mises dans le vase.
The flowers grow in the mud before being put in the vase.

OUR FAVORITE WORDS FROM 2010
This week, we’re reviewing our favorite Words of the Day from 2010. We loved this pair of words — le vase and la vase — because they were such a reminder that knowing the gender of words really does matter. As a masculine word, vase means a vase, and as a feminine word, it means mud. Completely different, one beautiful, one messy, but oh so similar sounding. Ça c’est la langue française!

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