No. 121 in French

jeune

Young.

In a sentence

Le garçon est jeune et plein d'énergie.
The boy is young and full of energy.
Here, 'jeune' is used as an adjective describing the noun 'garçon' (boy), indicating his age.
Une jeune fille a demandé mon aide.
A young girl asked me for help.
In this sentence, 'jeune' functions as an adjective that modifies the noun 'fille' (girl), again denoting youth.
Les jeunes aiment explorer de nouvelles technologies.
Young people like to explore new technologies.
Here, 'jeunes' is used as a noun to collectively refer to young individuals.

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