trente
/tʁɑ̃t/masculine
The French word for thirty is trente.
trente is used as a cardinal number to represent the quantity 30.
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
How does it change in a sentence?
The number trente is invariable, which means it does not change its form to agree with nouns in gender or number.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʁɑ̃t/
Did you know?
- In French mathematical terminology, a polygon with thirty sides is called a tricosagone, which departs from the standard 'trente' root used in daily speech.
- The number trente is central to the 'Trente Glorieuses', the thirty prosperous years of economic growth in France between 1945 and 1975.
- While 'trente' is the number thirty, the word for a group of thirty people, a 'trentaine', is often used in casual conversation to mean 'about thirty' or 'around thirty'.
Examples in context
- Il a trente ans.He is thirty years old.This sentence shows how to express a person's age using trente.Tatoeba #586538 by qdii, translation #434950 by lukaszpp
- Tom a trente ans.Tom is thirty.This sentence shows how to state that Tom is thirty years old using trente.Tatoeba #3447637 by mouche, translation #2236878 by CK
- Il fait moins trente.It's thirty degrees below zero.This sentence illustrates using trente to describe a temperature of thirty degrees below zero.Tatoeba #1676281 by sacredceltic, translation #680358 by Source_VOA
- Il y a trente personnes dans la salle.There are thirty people in the room.
- Le prix est trente euros.The price is thirty euros.
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Example conversation
Manon and Gabriel are at a small cafe.
- ManonCombien de clients y a-t-il ?How many customers are there?
- GabrielJe pense qu'il y en a trente.I think there are thirty.
- ManonC'est beaucoup pour un lundi !That is a lot for a Monday!
- GabrielOui, il y a trente personnes assises.Yes, there are thirty people sitting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “thirty” translations and entries trente, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
