Share – la part

(Pronounced par)

To remember that Share is pronounced part (part) in French, use the following mnemonic:

She took up more than her fair share of parking (part) spaces.

Part is feminine, so it's la part. Imagine the Labrador is unwilling to give up its share of the meat pie.

Examples of part (share) in a sentence

Je veux payer ma part. 

(I want to pay my share.)

Il a eu sa part de responsabilité. 

(He had his share of responsibility.)

On a reçu une part équitable de l'héritage. 

(We each received a fair share of the inheritance.)