Feminine

chose

Concepts

thing
object
matter
business
affair
case
item
stuff
subject
article
question
❓
whatchamacallit
something
substance
thingamajig
issue

business deal

entity
particular
reason
shape
things
thingy
X

accepted fact

depicted object

thingumbob

physical object

affair, business, case, object, thing, matter

thingo
whatsisname
black swan
circumstance
circumstances
clobber
content
critter
detail
element
everything
experience
fact
guinea pig
head
interest
job
material
minim
Synonyms

objet
B1
affaire
A1
machin
C1
truc
A1
cause
A1
matière
B2
question
A1
❓
cas
A1
détail
B2
fait
A1
intérêt
A2
opposer
C1
produit
B1
sujet
A1

comment dirai-je

entite

contenu
C1
cobaye
C2
bidule
21k

affaire, chose, objet

particulier
B1
point
A1
affaire
A1
protester
C2
quelque chose

quelqu’un

bête
A2
renoncer
B2
service
A1
substance
C1
patente
tâche
B2
tête
A1
travail
A1
bagatelle
31k
x
B2
trucmuche
détailler
44k
élément
B2
emploi
B1
entité
C2

affairedomain:litt

fonction
B2
Translations

cosa
cosa
Ding
Sache
coisa
cosa
ding
شيء

πράγμα

objeto
res
şey
Gegenstand
Angelegenheit
Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃoz/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
chose
Inherited from Latin
Latin
causa
Cognate with Italian
Italian
cosa
Cognate with Portuguese
Portuguese
coisa
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
cosa
In summary

Inherited from Old French chose, from Latin causa. Compare Italian cosa, Portuguese coisa, Spanish cosa among many others. Compare cause, a borrowed doublet.

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