No. 2,113 in French
automne
"Automne" means "autumn" or "fall" in English.
In a sentence
L'automne est ma saison préférée.
Autumn is my favorite season.
Here, 'automne' denotes the season itself used as a subject in the sentence, defining a time of the year.
En automne, les feuilles des arbres changent de couleur.
In autumn, tree leaves change color.
In this sentence, 'automne' is used with the preposition 'en' to indicate the time during which an action happens.
Nous ramassons les feuilles tombées pendant l'automne.
We collect fallen leaves during the autumn.
Here 'automne' is used as an object to specify the time frame for the action of collecting leaves, emphasizing the seasonal context.
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