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How do you say "decade" in French?
la décennie
In French, "decade" is la décennie.
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Pronunciation
Say day-son-EE, nasalizing the middle syllable through the nose.
Grammar notes
la décennie is feminine. Its plural is décennies.
Example sentence
Ils ont vécu ici pendant une décennie entière.
They lived here for a whole decade.
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How to remember la décennie
Décennie contains 'dix', hidden in its Latin root, since a decade is ten years.
Related words
- century le siècle
- era l' époque
- millennium le millénaire
- weekday le jour de semaine
- weekend le week-end
- holiday la fête
- deadline la date limite
- schedule le calendrier
- appointment la nomination
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Questions about la décennie
How do you pronounce la décennie?
Say day-son-EE, nasalizing the middle syllable through the nose.
Is la décennie masculine or feminine?
la décennie is feminine. la décennie is feminine. Its plural is décennies.
How is la décennie used in French?
la décennie is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Ils ont vécu ici pendant une décennie entière. (They lived here for a whole decade.).
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