200 in French
deux cents
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The plural-s appears
“Two hundred in French” is deux cents, the number 200. Hear it spoken below.
NUMERAL
200
FRENCH
deux cents
IPA
/dø.sɑ̃/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 200 becomes deux centième, written 200e in figures.
MASCULINE
deux centième
200e
FEMININE
deux centième
200e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 200e. 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 200
199
cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
200
deux cents
201
deux cent un
Real sentence examples
“Le restaurant accueille deux cents clients par soir.”
“La cathédrale a deux cents ans cette année.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Deux cents takes the plural-s because (a) cent is multiplied (more than one hundred) and (b) it ends the number. Compare: deux cent vingt = 220 (no s, because vingt follows). This is one of the few cases where French adds an s based on syntactic position, not just count.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say two hundred (200) in French?
Two hundred in French is "deux cents" (the number 200). It is built as 2 x 100 = 200 (s on cents).
How is deux cents (200) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "deux cents" is transcribed /dø.sɑ̃/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 200 in French?
The ordinal for 200 is "deux centième", abbreviated 200e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 200 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Le restaurant accueille deux cents clients par soir."
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