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Summer in French
l'été
The French for summer is l'été, a masculine noun. The article l' hides the gender, so learn it with the word: été is masculine. The plural is les étés.
l'été
noun
summer, the warm season between spring and autumn
Examples · 2
- L'été, il fait très chaud dans notre ville.In summer, it is very hot in our city.
- Nous avons passé un été très agréable chez mes grands-parents.We spent a very pleasant summer at my grandparents' house.
Singular · plural
| singular | plural |
|---|---|
| l'été | les étés |
The forms
- singular
- l'été
- plural
- les étés
- gender
- masculine
In real sentences
Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.
summer, the warm season between spring and autumn
- L'été, il fait très chaud dans notre ville.In summer, it is very hot in our city.
- Nous avons passé un été très agréable chez mes grands-parents.We spent a very pleasant summer at my grandparents' house.
- L'été dernier, Marie a travaillé dans un restaurant.Last summer, Marie worked in a restaurant.
Questions people ask
- How do you say summer in French?
- L'été. It means summer, the warm season between spring and autumn.
- Is été masculine or feminine?
- Masculine: l'été.
- What is the plural of été?
- Les étés.
- How do you use été in a sentence?
- L'été, il fait très chaud dans notre ville. (In summer, it is very hot in our city.)
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