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masculine

ʒuʁnal

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Translation

newspaper; diary

Word origin

From Old French jornal ('daily'), from Late Latin diurnalis ('of the day'), from dies ('day'). The same root gives English journal, journey and diurnal.

Origin: Latin
Root: diurnalis
English cognates: journal, journey, diurnal

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraljournauxirregular

Examples

tous .

I read the newspaper every morning.

tous .

She writes in her diary every evening before sleeping.

The eight o'clock news is starting.

tous au -.

My father reads the newspaper every morning at breakfast.

J' j' .

I've been writing in my personal diary since I was twelve.

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This word is part of lesson 15.