No. 7,182 in French
mort
"Mort" means "death" or "dead" in English.
In a sentence
Il est mort après une longue maladie.
He died after a long illness.
In this sentence, 'mort' is used as a past participle (of the verb 'mourir') describing the action of having passed away.
La mort fait partie de la vie.
Death is part of life.
Here, 'mort' is used as a noun representing the concept of death itself.
Cette plante est morte à cause du froid.
This plant is dead because of the cold.
In this example, 'morte' is an adjective agreeing with the feminine subject 'plante,' indicating it is no longer alive.
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