Afrique du Sud
/a.fʁik dy syd/feminine
South Africa in French is Afrique du Sud.
Afrique du Sud is the name of the country South Africa.
Meaning: country (name)
What does it mean word for word?
The name is composed of Afrique (Africa), du (of the) and Sud (South).
How does it change in a sentence?
Afrique du Sud is a feminine noun. When used as the subject or object of a sentence, the name of the country requires the definite article l'. To say 'in South Africa', use the preposition en because the country name is feminine. To say 'from South Africa', use d' (the elided form of de) before the country name.
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Examples in context
- L'Afrique du Sud est loin.South Africa is far away.This sentence shows the use of the definite article with Afrique du Sud as a subject.Tatoeba #404628 by qdii, translation #404626 by CM
- Ces diamants viennent d'Afrique du Sud.These diamonds come from South Africa.This sentence demonstrates how to say 'from South Africa' using the elided form d'.Tatoeba #4808839 by steve, translation #4806097 by Hybrid
- Le Lesotho est entièrement entouré par l'Afrique du Sud.Lesotho is entirely surrounded by South Africa.This sentence shows how the country name functions within a sentence describing geographic surroundings.Tatoeba #4081066 by Amastan, translation #4153526 by mervert1
- Je suis originaire d'Afrique du Sud.I am from South Africa.
- Nous avons des partenaires en Afrique du Sud.We have partners in South Africa.
- On a des potes en Afrique du Sud.We have buddies in South Africa.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are looking at a map in a library.
- LéaTu connais l'Afrique du Sud ?Do you know South Africa?
- NathanOui, j'aimerais bien y aller.Yes, I would really like to go there.
- LéaL'Afrique du Sud est magnifique.South Africa is magnificent.
- NathanC'est vrai, c'est un grand pays.It's true, it's a large country.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “south africa” translations and entries Afrique du Sud, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Afrique, Sud, du, sud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
