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How do you say "tenth" in French?

le dixième

Noun Masculine

In French, "tenth" is le dixième.

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Pronunciation

Say dee-ZYEM, with stress on the final syllable and a buzzy z sound.

Grammar notes

le dixième is masculine. Its plural is dixièmes.

Example sentence

Nous avons célébré notre dixième anniversaire.

We celebrated our tenth anniversary.

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How to remember le dixième

Dixième contains 'dix', ten, wrapping up this family of ordinal numbers.

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Questions about le dixième

How do you pronounce le dixième?

Say dee-ZYEM, with stress on the final syllable and a buzzy z sound.

Is le dixième masculine or feminine?

le dixième is masculine. le dixième is masculine. Its plural is dixièmes.

How is le dixième used in French?

le dixième is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Nous avons célébré notre dixième anniversaire. (We celebrated our tenth anniversary.).

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