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How do you say "eighty" in French?
quatre-vingts
In French, "eighty" is quatre-vingts.
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Pronunciation
Say katr-van, where van is light and quick.
Grammar notes
Quatre-vingts adds an 's' at the end only when not followed by another number.
Example sentence
L'âge de quatre-vingts ans.
The age of eighty years.
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How to remember quatre-vingts
Quatre-vingts literally means four-twenties. The 's' drops when another number follows.
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Questions about quatre-vingts
How do you say "eighty" in French?
In French, "eighty" is quatre-vingts. It is a noun.
How is quatre-vingts written in French?
quatre-vingts is written using the standard French script.
How is quatre-vingts used in a sentence?
Use quatre-vingts as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: L'âge de quatre-vingts ans. (The age of eighty years.).
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