No. 9,674 in French
elephants
"Elephants" in French translates to the large mammals known for their trunk and tusks.
In a sentence
Les éléphants sont les plus grands animaux terrestres.
Elephants are the largest land animals.
Here, 'éléphants' is used as the subject of the sentence, referring to a group of animals.
J'ai vu des éléphants au zoo hier.
I saw elephants at the zoo yesterday.
'éléphants' is used as the object of the sentence, specifying what was seen.
Les éléphants, avec leurs trompes longues, sont fascinants à observer.
Elephants, with their long trunks, are fascinating to observe.
'éléphants' is part of a noun phrase and used in describing a characteristic of the animals.
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