French Conversation · Level 8
90 words
French word
quatre
Pronunciation
IPA/katʁ/
Meaning
- numberfour
Example
Il y a quatre biscuits sur la table.
There are four biscuits on the table.
More examples
Elle a quatre ans.
She is four years old.
Core concept
Four counted units gathered into one clear group.
Common phrases
avoir quatre ans
be four years old
à quatre heures
at four o'clock
les quatre saisons
the four seasons
Similar words
un: A word for the number one.
deux: A word for the number two.
trois: A word for the number three.
cinq: A word for the number five.
Definition in French
Nombre cardinal indiquant une quantité égale à quatre, employé seul ou devant un nom pour préciser le nombre d'unités.
Word origin
French quatre descends from Old French quatre and Latin quattuor, from the Indo-European root *kʷetwóres for the number four.
Usage tips
- Quatre is invariable before nouns, including feminine nouns, as in quatre heures and quatre biscuits.