No. 7 in French
une
The French word "une" is the feminine singular indefinite article, meaning "a" or "an" in English.
In a sentence
Elle a acheté une robe hier.
She bought a dress yesterday.
In this sentence, 'une' is used as the feminine singular indefinite article, meaning 'a' in English.
Une fois arrivée, elle nous a téléphoné.
Once she arrived, she called us.
Here, 'une' is used in the phrase 'une fois' meaning 'once', showing temporal context.
C'est une des meilleures idées.
It's one of the best ideas.
In this example, 'une' functions as the feminine singular numeral determiner, meaning 'one' in English.
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