noun

le exemple

example

C'est quelque chose que l'on montre pour aider à comprendre ou à expliquer une idée.

The French word exemple refers to something or someone that serves to illustrate a general rule, a case, or a principle. It can mean:

Illustration or model — used to clarify, demonstrate, or support an idea.
For instance: "Donner un exemple" means “to give an example.”
Model to follow or to avoid — it can refer to a behavior that should be imitated (un bon exemple) or avoided (un mauvais exemple).

Part of speech: Noun (masculine) — un exemple, des exemples
Origin: From Latin exemplum, meaning “sample, pattern, precedent.”
It comes from the root eximere (“to take out”) and the suffix -plum, forming the idea of something taken out to illustrate.