No. 210 in French
tard
Late.
In a sentence
Il est déjà tard.
It is already late.
In this sentence, 'tard' is used as an adjective to indicate 'late' in terms of time.
Elle est arrivée tard à la fête.
She arrived late to the party.
Here, 'tard' functions as an adverb to describe the timing of the action of arriving.
Tard ou tôt, il faudra y penser.
Sooner or later, we will have to think about it.
'Tard' is used here in a set expression, paired with 'tôt' (early), to indicate a time-related inevitability or eventuality.
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