French Conversation · Level 7
87 words
French word
nouvellement
Pronunciation
IPA/nuvɛləmɑ̃/
Meaning
- adverbnewly
Example
J'ai nouvellement changé de travail.
I have just changed jobs.
More examples
Il est nouvellement arrivé en ville.
He is newly arrived in town.
Core concept
A fresh stamp on an action or state, marking it as just begun or newly established.
Common phrases
nouvellement arrivé
newly arrived
nouvellement marié
newly married
Similar words
récemment: Used in everyday speech for something that happened or began recently.
dernièrement: Referring to events or conditions occurring over the recent past.
Definition in French
Indique qu'une action ou un état s'est produit ou a commencé récemment.
Word origin
Nouvellement is formed from the adjective nouvel, a form of nouveau used before a vowel, plus -ment; nouveau comes from Latin novus.
Usage tips
- Nouvellement has a formal or written tone, while récemment is generally more natural for ordinary statements about recent events.