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/kɔ.ti.djɛ̃/

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Translation

daily, everyday

Word origin

From Latin quotidianus ('daily'), from quotidie ('every day'), a fusion of quot ('how many, as many as') and dies ('day').

Origin
Latin
Root
quotidianus
English cognates
quotidian

Grammar

Femininequotidienne
Masc pluralquotidiens
Fem pluralquotidiennes

Examples

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Walking is part of her daily routine.

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Coffee is a daily pleasure for many French people.

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She deals with these small everyday worries without complaining.

also works as a noun (un quotidien, "a daily newspaper"), but that use is rare enough for a learner's first pass that this page focuses on the adjective, the one you will meet constantly in phrases like la vie quotidienne ("everyday life").

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