No. 2,471 in French
vieux
Old.
In a sentence
Mon vieux chien adore se reposer.
My old dog loves to rest.
In this sentence, 'vieux' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'chien,' indicating age.
Ces vieux livres ont une grande valeur historique.
These old books have great historical value.
The word 'vieux' serves as an adjective modifying the noun 'livres,' denoting antiquity or age.
Je suis allé rendre visite à mon vieil ami d'école.
I went to visit my old school friend.
'Vieil' is the masculine singular form of 'vieux' used before nouns starting with a vowel sound or mute 'h,' thus modifying 'ami' here.
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