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How do you say "to jump off" in French?
sauter
In French, "to jump off" is sauter.
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Pronunciation
soh-TAY. Two syllables with stress on the second syllable.
Grammar notes
A regular ER verb. Forms: je saute, tu sautes, il/elle saute, nous sautons, vous sautez, ils/elles sautent.
Example sentence
Elles sautent du rocher.
They jump off the rock.
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How to remember sauter
Sauter uses a hard 't' sound in the middle. Imagine the 't' is the impact of landing after a jump.
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Questions about sauter
How do you say "to jump off" in French?
In French, "to jump off" is sauter. It is a noun.
How is sauter written in French?
sauter is written using the standard French script.
How is sauter used in a sentence?
Use sauter as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Elles sautent du rocher. (They jump off the rock.).
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