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No. 92 in French

dimanche

"Dimanche" means "Sunday" in English.

In a sentence

  • Le dimanche est souvent un jour de repos.

    Sunday is often a day of rest.

    In this sentence, 'dimanche' is used as a noun referring to the specific day of the week, Sunday.

  • Nous irons visiter le musée dimanche.

    We will visit the museum on Sunday.

    Here, 'dimanche' is employed as a temporal adverb indicating when the action will occur, specifically next Sunday.

  • Dimanche dernier, il a plu toute la journée.

    Last Sunday, it rained all day.

    In this example, 'dimanche' is used with the descriptor 'dernier' (last) to refer to the Sunday just passed.

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