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How do you say "percentage" in French?
le pourcentage
In French, "percentage" is le pourcentage.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce poor-son-TAHZH, nasalizing the middle syllable and softening the ending into zh.
Grammar notes
le pourcentage is masculine. Its plural is pourcentages.
Example sentence
Un petit pourcentage de la classe était absent.
A small percentage of the class was absent.
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How to remember le pourcentage
Pourcentage contains 'pour cent', per hundred, the literal meaning of percentage.
Related words
- sixth le sixième
- seventh le septième
- eighth le huitième
- ninth le neuvième
- tenth le dixième
- pair le duo
- quadruple le quadruple
- fraction la fraction
- average la moyenne
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Questions about le pourcentage
How do you pronounce le pourcentage?
Pronounce poor-son-TAHZH, nasalizing the middle syllable and softening the ending into zh.
Is le pourcentage masculine or feminine?
le pourcentage is masculine. le pourcentage is masculine. Its plural is pourcentages.
How is le pourcentage used in French?
le pourcentage is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un petit pourcentage de la classe était absent. (A small percentage of the class was absent.).
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