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How do you say "fifty-one" in French?
cinquante et un
In French, "fifty-one" is cinquante et un.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced san-kont-ay-uh, with 'et' connecting the numbers.
Grammar notes
Like 21 and 41, 51 uses 'et' to join cinquante and un.
Example sentence
L'homme a cinquante et un ans.
The man is fifty-one years old.
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How to remember cinquante et un
The 'et' joins 50 and 1 just as it did at 41.
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Questions about cinquante et un
How do you say "fifty-one" in French?
In French, "fifty-one" is cinquante et un. It is a noun.
How is cinquante et un written in French?
cinquante et un is written using the standard French script.
How is cinquante et un used in a sentence?
Use cinquante et un as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: L'homme a cinquante et un ans. (The man is fifty-one years old.).
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