votre date de naissance
The English phrase "your date of birth" is translated into French as votre date de naissance.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of votre (your), date (date), de (of) and naissance (birth).
Which one should you use?
Votre date de naissance uses the formal or plural "your", whereas ta date de naissance uses the singular informal "your". To refer to the dates of birth of multiple people, you should use vos dates de naissance.
How does it change in a sentence?
Use ta date de naissance instead of votre date de naissance when speaking to a single person in an informal or familiar context. To refer to the dates of birth of multiple people, change votre to vos and date to dates.
Did you know?
- While naissance means 'birth', the French word for 'birthday' is anniversaire. To say 'Happy Birthday', you say Joyeux anniversaire rather than mentioning the date of birth.
- In France, dates are written in the order of day, month and year, often separated by slashes. A birth date of March 10, 1990, would be written as 10/03/1990.
- If you were filling out an official French form, you might see Né(e) le… instead of the full phrase, where the '(e)' indicates the word changes based on whether the person is male or female.
Examples in context
- Écrivez votre date de naissance ici.Write down your date of birth here.This sentence is useful for instructions to write down the form votre date de naissance.Tatoeba #371141 by nimfeo, translation #61733 by CK
- Quelle est votre date de naissance ?What is your date of birth?This sentence is useful for asking a question about the form votre date de naissance.Tatoeba #3996950 by sacredceltic, translation #703328 by papabear
- Veuillez écrire votre date de naissance ici.Please write your date of birth here.Tatoeba #6307812 by Aiji, translation #4632208 by mactrey
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Example conversation
At a doctor's office reception desk.
- HugoBonjour, j'ai besoin de votre date de naissance.Hello, I need your date of birth.
- ChloéC'est le 12 mai 1995.It is May 12th, 1995.
- HugoMerci, Chloé. C'est noté.Thank you, Chloé. It is noted.
- ChloéJe vous remercie.I thank you.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
