French word

récemment

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁesamɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbrecently

Example

Je l'ai vu récemment.

I saw him recently.

Illustration for récemment (recently)

More examples

Le livre est paru récemment.

The book appeared recently.

Core concept

An event only a short distance behind now on a timeline.

Common phrases

  • paru récemment

    appeared recently

  • embauché récemment

    hired recently

  • inscrit récemment

    registered recently

Similar words

dernièrement: At some point in the last few weeks.
il y a peu de temps: Not long ago, but not necessarily very recently.
ces derniers temps: Lately, during the period leading up to now.

Definition in French

Indique qu'un événement s'est produit il y a peu, proche du moment présent.

Word origin

The adverb récemment was formed from the adjective récent and the French suffix -ment, whose historical source is Latin mente, meaning 'in a manner'.

Usage tips

  • Récemment modifies a verb, while récent is an adjective that agrees with a noun: un livre récent but le livre est paru récemment.

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