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How do you say "forty-five" in French?

quarante-cinq

Noun

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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