/ʒœn/
Translation
young
Word origin
From Latin iuvenis ('young, a young person'). The same root gave English juvenile and junior.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- iuvenis
- English cognates
- juvenile, junior, young
Examples
.
She is young but already very strong at her job.
talent .
This young man has a lot of talent and courage.
'aujourd'hui defis .
Young people today face different challenges.
j' , .
When I was young, we lived near the sea.
' indiqué .
A young girl showed me the way to the station.
Used in
Stories
(9)Le coup de téléphone
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Le jour du travail
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Le nouveau docteur
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Un matin au marché
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Clara trouve sa place
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Le coffre du jardin
4 min read · Core 5000
Mathieu revient en ville
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Un ancien ami
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Une rencontre au marché
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Grammar articles
(5)French Adjective Agreement: Gender, Number, and Position Rules
French Adjective Position: Default, BAGS, and the Meaning Shifts
French Imparfait: One Stem, One Set of Endings, One Irregular
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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