demie

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demie

Is "demie" feminine form (with the "e") because heure is feminine? Merci.

This question relates to:French dictation exercise "Finals' routine"

Dictation exercise A1

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Without knowing the specific sentence, I can only say that demie exists as the female form of demi, as in une heure et demie. Because demie implicitly refers to heure, it needs to be in the female form.

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White L.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

That’s what I was asking. Merci

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demie

Is "demie" feminine form (with the "e") because heure is feminine? Merci.

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