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How do you say "eighth" in French?
le huitième
In French, "eighth" is le huitième.
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Pronunciation
Say wee-TYEM, with stress on the final syllable and a smooth wee glide at the start.
Grammar notes
le huitième is masculine. Its plural is huitièmes.
Example sentence
Il habite au huitième étage.
He lives on the eighth floor.
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How to remember le huitième
Huitième contains 'huit', eight, following the same ième pattern once again.
Related words
- sixth le sixième
- seventh le septième
- ninth le neuvième
- tenth le dixième
- pair le duo
- quadruple le quadruple
- percentage le pourcentage
- fraction la fraction
- average la moyenne
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Questions about le huitième
How do you pronounce le huitième?
Say wee-TYEM, with stress on the final syllable and a smooth wee glide at the start.
Is le huitième masculine or feminine?
le huitième is masculine. le huitième is masculine. Its plural is huitièmes.
How is le huitième used in French?
le huitième is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il habite au huitième étage. (He lives on the eighth floor.).
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