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/ka.na.djɛ̃/

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Translation

Canadian

Grammar

Femininecanadienne
Masc pluralcanadiens
Fem pluralcanadiennes

Examples

Toronto.

My Canadian cousin lives in Toronto.

sirop 'érable réputé .

Canadian maple syrup is famous worldwide.

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She has a very strong Canadian accent.

Nationality words follow a capitalisation rule that trips learners up: lowercase is the adjective (un film canadien, a Canadian film), while capitalised / is the noun naming the person (un Canadien, a Canadian man). The same split applies to every nationality in French, not just this one.

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