fille/fij/
noun / phrase · A1 · Frequency 221
nounfeminine
Meanings
girl
Refers to a young female child or adolescent.
daughter
Refers to a female child of someone.
prostitute, wench
Slang usage with a derogatory connotation.
Examples
La fille lit tranquillement dans le jardin après l'école.
The girl reads quietly in the garden after school.
Ma fille m'a envoyé une photo de son nouveau logement.
My daughter sent me a photo of her new home.
Dans le roman, la fille travaille comme prostituée pour rembourser ses dettes.
In the novel, the prostitute works to pay off her debts.
Collocations
- fille uniqueonly daughter
Common mistakes
le fille
la fille
‘fille’ is a feminine noun, so the article should be ‘la’ not ‘le’.
Related words
synonymjeune filleyoung girl
antonymgarçonboy
nounfeminine
Meanings
girl
Refers to a young female child or adolescent.
daughter
Refers to a female child of someone.
prostitute, wench
Slang usage with a derogatory connotation.
Examples
Ces filles jouent dans le jardin après l'école.
These girls play in the garden after school.
Mes filles vivent maintenant dans deux villes différentes.
My daughters now live in two different cities.
Dans ce roman, le client fréquente les filles du quartier rouge.
In this novel, the client visits the prostitutes in the red-light district.
Collocations
- fille uniqueonly daughter
Common mistakes
le fille
la fille
‘fille’ is a feminine noun, so the article should be ‘la’ not ‘le’.
Related words
synonymjeune filleyoung girl
antonymgarçonboy
phrase
Meanings
your daughter
Used when addressing someone directly about their daughter; functions as subject or object in speech without article.
Grammar note
A possessive phrase formed by the 2nd-person singular possessive adjective "ta" + the feminine noun "fille"; agrees in gender and number with its head noun (feminine singular).