English–French

“recently” in French

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁesamɑ̃/

Example

Je l'ai vu récemment.

I saw him recently.

Illustration for récemment (recently)

How to say “recently” in French

“Recently” in French is récemment.

An event only a short distance behind now on a timeline.

Full entry for récemment: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with récemment

Le livre est paru récemment.

The book appeared recently.

Tips for using récemment

  • Récemment modifies a verb, while récent is an adjective that agrees with a noun: un livre récent but le livre est paru récemment.

Other French words for “recently”

Je l'ai vu dernièrement.

I saw him recently.

“recently” in other languages