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How do you say "fast" in French?
rapide
In French, "fast" is rapide.
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Pronunciation
Sounds like 'rah-PEED'. Put stress on the second syllable and roll the R gently.
Grammar notes
Rapide never changes form based on gender or number. It's invariable in its spelling, though in speech the ending vowels stay the same.
Example sentence
Cette voiture est très rapide.
This car is very fast.
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How to remember rapide
Rapide sounds like rapid. They share the same root and meaning, so the similarity is a real linguistic bridge.
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Questions about rapide
How do you say "fast" in French?
In French, "fast" is rapide. It is a noun.
How is rapide written in French?
rapide is written using the standard French script.
How is rapide used in a sentence?
Use rapide as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Cette voiture est très rapide. (This car is very fast.).
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