salvadorien
The French word for salvadoran is salvadorien.
The term is used to describe a person from El Salvador. When referring to a person, it functions as a noun and must agree in gender with the individual, such as un Salvadorien or une Salvadorienne. In formal contexts, you may also use the phrase originaire du Salvador to express that someone is from El Salvador.
Which one should you use?
The forms change depending on the gender and number of the people you are describing: salvadorien is used for a male, salvadorienne is used for a female, salvadoriens is the plural form for a group of males and salvadoriennes is the plural form for a group of females.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word must agree with the person it describes. The masculine singular is salvadorien, the feminine singular is salvadorienne, the masculine plural is salvadoriens and the feminine plural is salvadoriennes.
Did you know?
- In French, if a group consists of ninety-nine women and one man, the entire group is referred to using the masculine plural salvadoriens.
- When using salvadorien as an adjective to describe a product or a culture, the word is never capitalized, unlike the English 'Salvadoran' which is always capitalized.
- The adjective salvadorien shares its suffix with other nationalities from former French spheres of influence or interests, such as algérien and tunisien.
Examples in context
- Le Salvadorien que j'ai rencontré à la conférence était très courtois.The Salvadoran man I met at the conference was very polite.
- Cette artiste est originaire du Salvador.This artist is from El Salvador.
- J'ai un ami salvadorien.I have a Salvadoran friend.
- Ce chef est salvadorien.This chef is Salvadoran.
Example conversation
Manon and Nathan are talking about a new colleague at work.
- ManonTu connais le nouveau collègue ?Do you know the new colleague?
- NathanOui, il est salvadorien.Yes, he is Salvadoran.
- ManonC'est très intéressant.That is very interesting.
- NathanIl est très sympathique.He is very friendly.
