French · word
Happy in French
heureux
The French for happy is heureux. It agrees with its noun: heureux, heureuse, heureuses.
heureux
adjective
happy, glad, pleased
Examples · 2
- Paul est heureux parce qu'il a trouvé un travail.Paul is happy because he found a job.
- Ma sœur est heureuse de te voir.My sister is happy to see you.
Agreements
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| sing. | heureux | heureuse |
| plur. | heureux | heureuses |
The forms
- masculine
- heureux
- feminine
- heureuse
- masculine plural
- heureux
- feminine plural
- heureuses
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.
happy, glad, pleased
- Paul est heureux parce qu'il a trouvé un travail.Paul is happy because he found a job.
- Ma sœur est heureuse de te voir.My sister is happy to see you.
- Les filles étaient heureuses de leur cadeau.The girls were happy with their present.
- C'est un jour heureux pour toute la famille.It is a happy day for the whole family.
Questions people ask
- How do you say happy in French?
- Heureux, heureuse. It means happy, glad, pleased.
- What is the feminine of heureux?
- Heureuse.
- What is the plural of heureux?
- Heureux in the masculine, heureuses in the feminine. The singular forms are heureux and heureuse.
- How do you use heureux in a sentence?
- Paul est heureux parce qu'il a trouvé un travail. (Paul is happy because he found a job.)
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