No. 513 in French
new
The French word for "new" is "nouveau" (masculine) or "nouvelle" (feminine), meaning "recently made, introduced, or discovered; not existing before."
In a sentence
J'ai acheté une nouvelle voiture.
I bought a new car.
In this sentence, 'nouvelle' is the feminine singular form of 'new' in French, agreeing with the feminine noun 'voiture' (car).
Cette technologie est toute nouvelle.
This technology is brand new.
Here, 'nouvelle' is used descriptively again to emphasize the recent innovation or novelty, agreeing with the feminine noun 'technologie' (technology).
Il a commencé un nouvel emploi.
He started a new job.
In this case, 'nouvel' is the masculine singular form of 'new' used before a masculine noun 'emploi' (job) that starts with a vowel sound, making the sentence smoother to say.
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