A1noun
l’enfant
child
Written with an elided article (l’enfant) because the noun starts with a vowel sound, so the written gender is not visible here.
« L’enfant joue dans le jardin. »
“The child plays in the garden.”
In other languages
- Spanish niño
- Portuguese criança
- Arabic طفل
- German Kind
- Italian bambino
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In a story
« Le lendemain, un dessin d’enfant est collé sur sa boîte aux lettres : merci, voisin. »
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