No. 240 in French
an
"An" means "year" in English.
In a sentence
J'ai 25 ans.
I am 25 years old.
Here, 'ans' is used to express age, which is a standard usage in French to indicate how many years old someone is.
Nous avons passé un an en France.
We spent a year in France.
In this case, 'an' refers to a unit of time, specifically a year, used to indicate the duration of stay.
L'événement est célébré deux fois par an.
The event is celebrated twice a year.
Here, 'an' denotes the frequency within a calendar year, indicating that the event happens two times annually.
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