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

quarante-quatre

Noun

In French, "forty-four" is quarante-quatre.

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Pronunciation

Say kar-ont-katr, with a hard 'k' sound at the start of quatre.

Grammar notes

Quatre means four. In compounds, it always stays the same form.

Example sentence

Le train arrive dans quarante-quatre minutes.

The train arrives in forty-four minutes.

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How to remember quarante-quatre

Quatre has a repeating 'at' sound that makes it easy to remember.

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Questions about quarante-quatre

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

In French, "forty-four" is quarante-quatre. It is a noun.

How is quarante-quatre written in French?

quarante-quatre is written using the standard French script.

How is quarante-quatre used in a sentence?

Use quarante-quatre as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le train arrive dans quarante-quatre minutes. (The train arrives in forty-four minutes.).

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