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How do you say "one hundred" in French?
cent
In French, "one hundred" is cent.
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Pronunciation
Say sont, with a soft 't' at the very end.
Grammar notes
Cent is singular when it stands alone. It becomes plural (cents) only when multiplied by another number without a following number.
Example sentence
Le livre coûte cent euros.
The book costs one hundred euros.
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How to remember cent
Cent sounds like 'sent' - you have one hundred things sent to you.
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Questions about cent
How do you say "one hundred" in French?
In French, "one hundred" is cent. It is a noun.
How is cent written in French?
cent is written using the standard French script.
How is cent used in a sentence?
Use cent as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le livre coûte cent euros. (The book costs one hundred euros.).
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