French word

dernièrement

Pronunciation

IPA/dɛʁnjɛʁəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbrecently

Example

Je l'ai vu dernièrement.

I saw him recently.

Illustration for dernièrement (recently)

More examples

On en a parlé dernièrement.

We talked about it recently.

Core concept

A recent point just behind the present on a time line.

Common phrases

  • vu dernièrement

    seen recently

  • entendu dernièrement

    heard recently

Similar words

récemment: Recently, viewed from the speaker's present time.
l'autre jour: On some unspecified day in the recent past.

Definition in French

Indique qu'une action ou un fait a eu lieu il y a peu de temps.

Word origin

The adverb comes from dernier, meaning 'last' or 'most recent', followed by -ment, a suffix inherited from Latin mente used to form adverbs.

Usage tips

  • Despite its link with dernier, dernièrement normally means 'recently', not 'lastly'; 'en dernier' expresses the latter idea.

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