/nɔʁmal/
Translation
normal
Word origin
From Latin normalis ('made according to a carpenter's square, right-angled'), from norma ('carpenter's square, rule').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- normalis
- English cognates
- normal, norm, enormous
Grammar
Examples
' .
It's normal to be scared in this situation.
l' .
Everything is back to normal.
' ' .
It's not normal for him to be late.
C' .
It's normal to feel tired after such a long day.
moteur régime aujourd'hui.
The engine isn't running at a normal speed today.
Used in
Grammar articles
(9)French Demonstrative Pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles
Reported Speech in French: Tense Backshift (dit que, a dit que)
French Imperative: tu, nous, vous Commands and the Three Irregulars
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Object Pronouns: me, te, le, la, lui, nous, vous, leur and the Preverbal Position
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
French Pronouns Y and EN: there, some, of it, of them
French Reflexive Verbs: se laver, se lever, s'appeler and the Singular Pronouns
French si Clauses: The Three Types of Conditional Sentence
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