200000000 in French
deux cents millions
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Two hundred million
NUMERAL
200 000 000
FRENCH
deux cents millions
IPA
/dø.sɑ̃.mi.ljɔ̃/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 200,000,000 becomes deux cent millionième, written 200 000 000e in figures.
MASCULINE
deux cent millionième
200 000 000e
FEMININE
deux cent millionième
200 000 000e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 200 000 000e. 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.
Real sentence examples
“Le film a rapporté deux cents millions d'euros au box-office.”
“La planète compte deux cents millions de locuteurs francophones.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Deux cents millions: cent keeps its plural-s because million is a noun, not a numeral, so the multiplied cent still ends the numeral part (contrast deux cent mille). Million also pluralises. The "de" / "d'" rule applies before nouns.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 200000000 in French?
200,000,000 in French is "deux cents millions". It is built as 2 x 100 x 1,000,000 = 200,000,000.
How is deux cents millions (200000000) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "deux cents millions" is transcribed /dø.sɑ̃.mi.ljɔ̃/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 200000000 in French?
The ordinal for 200000000 is "deux cent millionième", abbreviated 200 000 000e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 200000000 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Le film a rapporté deux cents millions d'euros au box-office."
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