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How do you say "forty-five" in French?
quarante-cinq
In French, "forty-five" is quarante-cinq.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced kar-ont-sank, where sank rhymes with the English 'sank'.
Grammar notes
Cinq, meaning five, combines easily with quarante in hyphenated form.
Example sentence
J'ai quarante-cinq lettres à lire.
I have forty-five letters to read.
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How to remember quarante-cinq
Cinq sounds like 'sank' - a boat that went down five fathoms.
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Questions about quarante-cinq
How do you say "forty-five" in French?
In French, "forty-five" is quarante-cinq. It is a noun.
How is quarante-cinq written in French?
quarante-cinq is written using the standard French script.
How is quarante-cinq used in a sentence?
Use quarante-cinq as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: J'ai quarante-cinq lettres à lire. (I have forty-five letters to read.).
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