French word

cent

Pronunciation

IPA/sɑ̃/

Meaning

  • numberhundred

Example

Il y a cent personnes ici.

There are a hundred people here.

Illustration for cent (hundred)

More examples

J'ai dépensé cent euros hier.

I spent one hundred euros yesterday.

Core concept

A single bundle containing one hundred counted units.

Common phrases

  • cent personnes

    one hundred people

  • cent euros

    one hundred euros

  • cent fois

    one hundred times

Similar words

un: A numeral representing one.
deux: A numeral representing two.
dix: A numeral representing ten.
vingt: A numeral representing twenty.

Definition in French

Mot numéral cardinal employé pour compter cent unités.

Word origin

French cent comes from Latin centum through Old French and shares an origin with English cent and century.

Usage tips

  • In quatre cents, cent takes a plural s when it ends the number, but it stays singular in quatre cent un.

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