/bɔ̃/
Translation
good, right, okay (adjective and interjection)
Word origin
From Latin bonus ('good'). The same root gave English 'bonus' and 'bounty'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bonus
- English cognates
- bonus, bounty
Grammar
Examples
, au .
This dish is really good, congratulations to the chef.
, ?
Right, what do we do now?
l'.
He has a good sense of humour.
, .
This cake is really very good, thank you very much.
.
You have to be kind with difficult children.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(23)On a le temps
1 min read · Core 1000
Une bonne chose
1 min read · Core 1000
Pas la même chose
2 min read · Core 1000
Seule dans la nuit
2 min read · Core 1000
Cuisiner ensemble
3 min read · Core 1000
La fête surprise
3 min read · Core 1000
Le bus manqué
3 min read · Core 1000
Le coup de téléphone
3 min read · Core 1000
Le dernier train de la nuit
3 min read · Core 1000
Le jour du travail
3 min read · Core 1000
Le nouveau docteur
3 min read · Core 1000
Le nouveau voisin
3 min read · Core 1000
Le premier jour de travail
3 min read · Core 1000
Un matin au marché
3 min read · Core 1000
Clara trouve sa place
4 min read · Core 1000
Il faut que tu partes
4 min read · Core 5000
Il ne reste que ça
4 min read · Core 5000
Le bureau de Lucie
4 min read · Core 5000
Mathieu revient en ville
4 min read · Core 1000
Un ancien ami
4 min read · Core 5000
Une rencontre au marché
4 min read · Core 1000
Dubois fait tout refaire
5 min read · Core 5000
Pas devant les clients
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(11)French Adjective Agreement: Gender, Number, and Position Rules
French Adjective Position: Default, BAGS, and the Meaning Shifts
French Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
French Adverbs of Manner: Forming -ment Adverbs
French Articles: Definite, Indefinite, Partitive, and the Article English Speakers Drop
French Comparatives: plus, moins, aussi and the Three Irregulars
French Noun Gender: Why Every Noun Is Le or La, and the Endings That Give It Away
The French Present Participle and Gerund (le participe présent et le gérondif)
French Passé Composé: avoir or être + Past Participle and the MRS VANDERTRAMP Set
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
French Word Order: SVO, the Object Pronoun Inversion, and Six Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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