l'année prochaine
The English phrase "next year" is translated into French as l'année prochaine.
The phrase refers to the year following the present year.
Meaning: the year after the present year (noun)
Which one should you use?
While l'année prochaine refers to the year following the current one, l'année d'après is used to refer to the year following a specific year already mentioned in a narrative.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective prochain must be feminine (prochaine) to agree with the feminine noun année.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Because année is a feminine noun, do not use the masculine form le prochain année. Use l'année prochaine instead.
Did you know?
- In French, there is a distinction between an and année. An is used for a unit of time or age, whereas année refers to the duration or the span of the year.
- The word prochaine comes from the Latin proximus, meaning 'nearest'. This makes it a distant relative of the English word 'proximity'.
- The adjective prochaine changes its meaning based on placement. While l'année prochaine is 'next year', la prochaine année often refers to 'the following year' in a sequence.
Examples in context
- Tom part l'année prochaine.Tom is leaving next year.This sentence is useful for showing how to say someone is leaving next year using l'année prochaine.Tatoeba #6865674 by GB3, translation #6531752 by CK
- L'année prochaine sera pire.Next year will be worse.This sentence is useful for expressing that next year will be worse using l'année prochaine.Tatoeba #5493442 by Aiji, translation #3818431 by CK
- Je veux revenir l'année prochaine.I want to come back next year.This sentence is useful for stating a desire to return next year using l'année prochaine.Tatoeba #8010578 by Aiji, translation #5193537 by CK
- Nous planifions notre réunion pour l'année prochaineWe are planning our meeting for next year
- Nous vous contacterons prochainement pour discuter des projets de l'année suivanteWe will contact you soon to discuss next year's projects
- Merci pour votre travail acharné cette année, nous espérons vous revoir l'an prochainThank you for your hard work this year, we hope to see you next year
- Je prévois de partir en vacances l'année prochaineI'm planning to go on vacation next year
- Je vais me remettre en forme l'année qui vientI'm going to get in shape next year
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Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are discussing their future travel plans.
- ChloéOù veux-tu voyager l'année prochaine ?Where do you want to travel next year?
- LucasJe pense aller au Japon.I think I will go to Japan.
- ChloéC'est génial, Lucas !That's great, Lucas!
- LucasOn pourra y aller ensemble l'année prochaine.We could go there together next year.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
