1945 in French
mille neuf cent quarante-cinq
Spellings verified June 2026 · page updated 2 October 2026
End of the Second World War
NUMERAL
1 945
FRENCH
mille neuf cent quarante-cinq
IPA
/mil.nœf.sɑ̃.ka.ʁɑ̃t.sɛ̃k/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 1,945 becomes mille neuf cent quarante-cinquième, written 1 945e in figures.
MASCULINE
mille neuf cent quarante-cinquième
1 945e
FEMININE
mille neuf cent quarante-cinquième
1 945e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 1 945e. The Académie française allows two irregular pairs: premier and première abbreviate 1er and 1re, and second and seconde abbreviate 2d and 2de. Full rules on the ordinal numbers reference.
Counting around 1945
1 944
mille neuf cent quarante-quatre
1 945
mille neuf cent quarante-cinq
1 946
mille neuf cent quarante-six
Real sentence examples
“La guerre s'est terminée en mille neuf cent quarante-cinq.”
“Mes grands-parents sont nés en mille neuf cent quarante-cinq.”
Year context
In 1945, France was liberated and the Second World War ended in Europe. The Liberation of Paris had occurred on 25 August 1944; V-E Day (Victoire en Europe) was 8 May 1945, marked as a public holiday in France ever since.
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Modern standard form starts with mille (not "mil"). The older "mil neuf cent quarante-cinq" is permitted but rarely heard. Some older speakers and historical texts use the hundreds form ("dix-neuf cent quarante-cinq"), but mille is the modern norm.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 1945 in French?
1,945 in French is "mille neuf cent quarante-cinq". It is built as 1000 + 900 + 40 + 5 = 1945.
How is mille neuf cent quarante-cinq (1945) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "mille neuf cent quarante-cinq" is transcribed /mil.nœf.sɑ̃.ka.ʁɑ̃t.sɛ̃k/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 1945 in French?
The ordinal for 1945 is "mille neuf cent quarante-cinquième", abbreviated 1 945e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 1945 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La guerre s'est terminée en mille neuf cent quarante-cinq."
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