Question d'accord (voir ci-dessous)

French translation: masculin singulier

07:06 Jun 20, 2005

French language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Linguistics

French term or phrase: Question d'accord (voir ci-dessous)

"Tissu ou toile *utilisé* pendant le piquage"

"Utilisé" s'applique à tissu et à toile. Comment dois-je l'accorder ?

Merci d'avance.

Helene Diu KudoZ activity Questions: 54 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 371 France
Local time: 05:01

Selected answer:masculin singulier

Explanation:
L'une ou l'autre des matières est employée, pas les 2, et le masculin l'emporte.

Selected response from:

Claire Bourneton-Gerlach
Germany
Local time: 05:01

Grading comment

Merci Claire et irat56 !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

3 +8

masculin singulier

Claire Bourneton-Gerlach

4 +3

Masculin

Pierre POUSSIN

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

masculin singulier

Explanation:
L'une ou l'autre des matières est employée, pas les 2, et le masculin l'emporte.

Claire Bourneton-Gerlach
Germany
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Merci Claire et irat56 !

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Masculin

Explanation:
"Du côté de la barbe est la toute puissance"...même maintenant en orthographe! ;-)

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 16

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