vase
/vaz/masculine
The English word vase is vase in French.
The word refers to a container used mainly for displaying flowers.
Meaning: container used mainly for displaying flowers (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, vase must be used with masculine articles, such as the indefinite article un or the definite article le.
How do you pronounce it?
/vaz/
Did you know?
- If a French speaker talks about la vase, they are referring to the 'mud' of a riverbed, whereas le vase refers to the flower container.
- Because vase can mean both 'silt' and 'flower vessel', French poets have historically used the word to create puns about beauty emerging from the mud.
- The spelling of vase masks a linguistic collision between a Latin root for a vessel and a Germanic root for wet ground.
Examples in context
- Ce vase est en fer.This vase is made of iron.This sentence is useful for describing the material of a vase.Tatoeba #136166 by Aiji, translation #60046 by CS
- Ce vase est fragile.This vase is fragile.This sentence is useful for describing the fragility of a vase.Tatoeba #7889051 by Aiji, translation #7065940 by AlanF_US
- Qui a brisé le vase ?Who broke the vase?This sentence is useful for asking who broke a vase.Tatoeba #1410501 by sacredceltic, translation #454441 by CM
- Ce vase est grandThis vase is big
- Le grand vaseThe big vase
- Un joli vase en verreA pretty glass vase
- Des vases décoratifsDecorative vases
- Je vais mettre des fleurs dans mon vaseI will put flowers in my vase
- Les vases blancsThe white vases
- Des vases en céramiqueCeramic vases
- vase en cristalCrystal vase
- vase en porcelainePorcelain vase
- vase en terre cuiteTerracotta vase
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Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are decorating their new apartment.
- HugoOù est le vase pour le salon ?Where is the vase for the living room?
- LéaIl est dans le carton, Hugo.It is in the box, Hugo.
- HugoEst-ce que ce vase est grand ?Is this vase large?
- LéaOui, il est très grand.Yes, it is very large.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “vase” translations and entries vase, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vase, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
