How to Say "This Year" in French

cette année

The English phrase "this year" is translated into French as cette année.

The phrase cette année is used to refer to the current calendar year.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the demonstrative adjective cette (this) and the noun année (year).

Because année is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine demonstrative adjective cette rather than the masculine ce.

The word cette comes from the Vulgar Latin ecce ista, which literally means 'look at this one'.
French distinguishes between an and année. While an refers to the year as a precise unit of time or a date, année describes the duration and the events that happen within that time.
The French word année shares a root with the English word 'anniversary', as both derive from the Latin annus.

Je me marie cette année.
I'm getting married this year.
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Cette année l'été est froid.
Summer is cold this year.
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Cette année, l’été est froid.
Summer this year is cold.
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Les projets de cette année sont ambitieux.
The projects for this year are ambitious.
Nous prévoyons une croissance de 10% cette année.
We anticipate a growth of 10% this year.
Ce présent exercice se termine le 31 décembre.
This fiscal year ends on December 31st.
La déclaration des revenus doit être déposée pendant l'année en cours.
The income tax return must be filed during the current year.
Je vais enfin prendre des vacances cette année-ci.
I am finally going on vacation this year.
Je suis tellement fatigué de cette foutue année!
I am so tired of this damn year!
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