voisin
The French word for neighbor is voisin.
The term refers to a person who lives next to or near the place where you live.
Which one should you use?
The word voisin refers to an individual person, whereas voisinage refers to the neighborhood or the collective group of neighbors.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on gender and number. Use voisine when referring to a female neighbor. Use voisins when referring to multiple neighbors if they are all male or if the group is of mixed gender.
Did you know?
- In French, the word voisin is used as an adjective to describe things that are adjacent or nearby, such as un village voisin for 'a neighboring village'.
- The phrase être voisin de can be used metaphorically to mean that two ideas or concepts are similar or closely related.
- The Latin root of voisin is 'vicinus', which relates to 'vicus', meaning a village or street, linking your neighbor directly to the history of small settlements.
Examples in context
- Mon voisin est fou.My neighbor is crazy.This sentence uses voisin to describe a neighbor's temperament.Tatoeba #6627144 by felix63, translation #6685963 by Eccles17
- J'ai un voisin gay.I have a gay neighbor.This sentence uses voisin to describe a neighbor's sexual orientation.Tatoeba #7801811 by theachaean, translation #1901716 by Spamster
- Sami est mon voisin.Sami is my neighbor.This sentence uses voisin to identify a specific person as a neighbor.Tatoeba #7289678 by tras, translation #7289093 by OsoHombre
- J'ai rencontré mon voisin hier.I met my neighbor yesterday.
- J'ai invité mon voisin d'à côté à dîner.I invited my next-door neighbor for dinner.
- Ma voisine est très gentille.My neighbor is very kind.
- Les voisins font une fête ce soir.The neighbors are having a party tonight.
- Bonjour, cher voisin ! Comment ça va ?Hello, dear neighbor! How are you?
- 102 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nathan and Manon are talking in the hallway of their apartment building.
- NathanEst-ce que tu connais le nouveau voisin ?Do you know the new neighbor?
- ManonNon, je ne l'ai pas encore rencontré.No, I haven't met him yet.
- NathanIl a l'air très sympathique, ce voisin.This neighbor seems very friendly.
- ManonC'est une bonne chose pour nous.That is a good thing for us.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries voisin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
