high-speed train
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le train à grande vitesse
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
I took a high-speed train from Tokyo to Osaka.J'ai pris un train à grande vitesse de Tokyo à Osaka.
b. le TGV
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
(initialism for "train à grande vitesse")
Regionalism used in France.
(France)
The high-speed train connects Paris to Marseille in about three hours.Le TGV relie Paris à Marseille en trois heures environ.
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