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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