No. 11,778 in French
soudainement
Suddenly.
In a sentence
Il a soudainement décidé de partir en vacances.
He suddenly decided to go on vacation.
Here, 'soudainement' is an adverb modifying 'décidé,' indicating that the decision to go on vacation was made abruptly.
La lumière a disparu soudainement, plongeant la pièce dans l'obscurité.
The light suddenly disappeared, plunging the room into darkness.
In this sentence, 'soudainement' is an adverb modifying 'disparu,' emphasizing the unexpected and rapid nature of the light's disappearance.
Soudainement, il s'est mis à pleuvoir très fort.
Suddenly, it started raining heavily.
Here, 'soudainement' is used at the beginning of the sentence to set up the unexpected occurrence of heavy rain.
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