Le onzième novembre
November eleventh
Language note: Notice the use of 'ième' to form ordinal numbers like 'onzième' (eleventh).
Culture note: November 11th is Armistice Day in France, marking the end of World War I.
Context: Considering a national holiday, Jean reviews November’s calendar.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Le
[luh]
The
A definite article used to specify something previously mentioned or known.
Le jardin est beau.
The garden is beautiful.
onzième
[ohn-zy-em]
eleventh
The ordinal number representing the position eleven in a sequence.
Nous partons le onzième jour.
We leave on the eleventh day.
novembre
[noh-vahm-bruh]
November
The eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
Le onzième novembre est important.
The eleventh of November is important.
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