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nouvel
nouvel
French
Adjective
nouvel
- form of nouveau used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound
- Je souhaiterais que tu sois là pour le nouvel an.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Je souhaiterais que tu sois là pour le nouvel an.
Usage notes
- used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like an but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like hôpital, where the h is silent: un nouvel hôpital (/œ̃.nu.vɛl.ɔ.pi.tal/)
Derived terms
- nouvel an