2018 in French
deux mille dix-huit
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France wins the FIFA World Cup
NUMERAL
2 018
FRENCH
deux mille dix-huit
IPA
/dø.mil.diz.ɥit/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 2,018 becomes deux mille dix-huitième, written 2 018e in figures.
MASCULINE
deux mille dix-huitième
2 018e
FEMININE
deux mille dix-huitième
2 018e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 2 018e. 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 2018
2 017
deux mille dix-sept
2 018
deux mille dix-huit
2 019
deux mille dix-neuf
Real sentence examples
“La France a remporté la Coupe du monde en deux mille dix-huit.”
“En deux mille dix-huit, le mouvement des Gilets jaunes a commencé.”
Year context
In 2018, France won the FIFA World Cup on 15 July 2018, defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow. The Gilets jaunes (yellow vests) movement began on 17 November 2018 with protests against fuel-tax rises.
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Deux mille dix-huit shows the liaison /diz.ɥit/ where the s of dix links into the h-aspirate-blocked huit. The h is aspirate so no liaison-/z/ is heard from mille into dix.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 2018 in French?
2,018 in French is "deux mille dix-huit". It is built as 2000 + 18 = 2018.
How is deux mille dix-huit (2018) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "deux mille dix-huit" is transcribed /dø.mil.diz.ɥit/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 2018 in French?
The ordinal for 2018 is "deux mille dix-huitième", abbreviated 2 018e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 2018 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "La France a remporté la Coupe du monde en deux mille dix-huit."
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