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How do you say "difficult" in French?
difficile
In French, "difficult" is difficile.
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Pronunciation
Say 'dee-fee-SEEL'. Three syllables with stress on the last. The final 'e' is pronounced softly.
Grammar notes
Difficile does not change based on gender. It's an invariable adjective. Plural would be difficiles with just the 's' added.
Example sentence
Ce problème est difficile.
This problem is difficult.
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How to remember difficile
Difficile is quite close to the English difficult. The similarity is so strong it requires almost no translation effort.
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Questions about difficile
How do you say "difficult" in French?
In French, "difficult" is difficile. It is a noun.
How is difficile written in French?
difficile is written using the standard French script.
How is difficile used in a sentence?
Use difficile as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ce problème est difficile. (This problem is difficult.).
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