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How do you say "twelve" in French?
douze
In French, "twelve" is douze.
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Pronunciation
Say dooz, rhyming with blues. One syllable with the OO sound.
Grammar notes
Masculine adjective, douze. Plural is douze (no change). Feminine is also douze.
Example sentence
Il est douze heures.
It is twelve o'clock.
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How to remember douze
Douze sounds like doze. Twelve hours in a day, noon to midnight, or midnight to noon.
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Questions about douze
How do you say "twelve" in French?
In French, "twelve" is douze. It is a noun.
How is douze written in French?
douze is written using the standard French script.
How is douze used in a sentence?
Use douze as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il est douze heures. (It is twelve o'clock.).
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