neuf/nœf/
adjective · A1 · Frequency 1947
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
the number nine
Refers to the number nine, commonly used in counting, mathematics, and numbering contexts.
brand new, very new
Used to describe an item or condition that is brand new and unused.
Examples
Le chiffre neuf apparaît deux fois dans ce code.
The number nine appears twice in this code.
Mon fils a écrit neuf au tableau.
My son wrote the number nine on the board.
Le bus numéro neuf arrive dans cinq minutes.
Bus number nine arrives in five minutes.
Collocations
- neuf personnesnine people
- un produit neufa brand-new product
Common mistakes
Il a accueilli neufs personnes.
Il a accueilli neuf personnes.
When neuf expresses the number nine, it is invariable and does not take a plural ending; neuf personnes is the correct form.
Related words
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
the number nine
Refers to the number nine, commonly used in counting, mathematics, and numbering contexts.
brand new, very new
Used to describe an item or condition that is brand new and unused.
Examples
Le chiffre neuf apparaît deux fois dans ce code.
The number nine appears twice in this code.
Mon fils a écrit neuf au tableau.
My son wrote the number nine on the board.
Le bus numéro neuf arrive dans cinq minutes.
Bus number nine arrives in five minutes.
adjectivemasculine
Meanings
the number nine
Refers to the number nine, commonly used in counting, mathematics, and numbering contexts.
brand new, very new
Used to describe an item or condition that is brand new and unused.
Examples
Le chiffre neuf apparaît deux fois dans ce code.
The number nine appears twice in this code.
Mon fils a écrit neuf au tableau.
My son wrote the number nine on the board.
Le bus numéro neuf arrive dans cinq minutes.
Bus number nine arrives in five minutes.
adjectivefeminine
Meanings
the number nine
Refers to the number nine, commonly used in counting, mathematics, and numbering contexts.
brand new, very new
Used to describe an item or condition that is brand new and unused.
Examples
Le chiffre neuf apparaît deux fois dans ce code.
The number nine appears twice in this code.
Mon fils a écrit neuf au tableau.
My son wrote the number nine on the board.
Le bus numéro neuf arrive dans cinq minutes.
Bus number nine arrives in five minutes.