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mois/mwa/

noun · A1 · Frequency 350

nounmasculine

Meanings

  1. month

    Refers to the months of the year, a unit of time.

  2. period, menstruation

    Refers to the menstrual cycle in females.

Examples

  • Le mois de septembre commence souvent par des journées encore chaudes.

    The month of September often begins with days that are still warm.

  • Je réglerai cette facture le mois prochain.

    I will pay this bill next month.

  • Elle n'a pas eu ses mois ce mois-ci.

    She has not had her period this month.

Collocations

  • au mois de maiin May
  • avoir ses moisto have one's period

Common mistakes

  • à le mois de mai

    au mois de mai

    The preposition à contracts with the masculine singular definite article le to form au.

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