French Conversation · Level 5
90 words
French word
année
Pronunciation
IPA/ane/
Meaning
- feminine nounyear
Example
Cette année a été difficile.
This year was difficult.
More examples
La fin d'année est toujours chargée.
The end of the year is always busy.
Core concept
A single twelve-month block treated as a meaningful unit, such as one school year, fiscal year, or stage of life.
Common phrases
la fin d'année
the end of the year
le début d'année
the beginning of the year
cette année
this year
Similar words
an: A one-year unit used to count years or age.
mois: One of the twelve roughly thirty-day periods in a year.
date: A calendar day identified by its year, month, and day.
Definition in French
Désigne une durée de douze mois prise comme une unité, utilisé notamment pour parler d'une année scolaire, d'une année fiscale ou d'une étape de vie.
Word origin
French année developed from Old French annee and ultimately from Latin annus, meaning 'year'.
Usage tips
- For a measured duration or age, French usually uses an or ans, while année is common for a particular year or organized period, as in cette année or année scolaire.
Other meanings
- fiscal yearnoun
- academic yearnoun
Related words
- annuelannualadjective
- annuellementannuallyadverb