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How do you say "four" in French?
quatre
In French, "four" is quatre.
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Pronunciation
Say katr, one syllable. The A sounds like AH, and the final R is soft.
Grammar notes
Masculine adjective, quatre. Plural is quatre (no change). Feminine is also quatre.
Example sentence
J'ai quatre gâteaux.
I have four cakes.
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How to remember quatre
Quatre sounds like cat-ruh. Four is a square number, stable like a cat on four paws.
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Questions about quatre
How do you say "four" in French?
In French, "four" is quatre. It is a noun.
How is quatre written in French?
quatre is written using the standard French script.
How is quatre used in a sentence?
Use quatre as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: J'ai quatre gâteaux. (I have four cakes.).
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