2024 in French
deux mille vingt-quatre
Spellings verified June 2026 · page updated 2 October 2026
Paris Olympic Games
NUMERAL
2 024
FRENCH
deux mille vingt-quatre
IPA
/dø.mil.vɛ̃t.katʁ/
Breakdown
Ordinal form
Ranking things rather than counting them: 2,024 becomes deux mille vingt-quatrième, written 2 024e in figures.
MASCULINE
deux mille vingt-quatrième
2 024e
FEMININE
deux mille vingt-quatrième
2 024e (same word as the masculine)
French writes the abbreviation with a plain e, never ème: 2 024e. 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 2024
Real sentence examples
“Les Jeux olympiques de deux mille vingt-quatre se sont tenus à Paris.”
“En deux mille vingt-quatre, la France a organisé les Jeux paralympiques pour la première fois.”
Year context
In 2024, Paris hosted the Summer Olympic Games (26 July to 11 August) and the Summer Paralympic Games (28 August to 8 September). It was the centenary of the previous Paris Olympics (1924).
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Deux mille vingt-quatre uses the regular vingt-quatre form (no et connector, because 24 is in the regular tens-plus-unit range). Pronunciation note: the t in vingt is pronounced before a vowel-initial unit like quatre (/vɛ̃t.katʁ/).
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 2024 in French?
2,024 in French is "deux mille vingt-quatre". It is built as 2000 + 24 = 2024.
How is deux mille vingt-quatre (2024) pronounced in French?
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, "deux mille vingt-quatre" is transcribed /dø.mil.vɛ̃t.katʁ/. Use the audio button on this page to hear the standard French pronunciation.
What is the ordinal form of 2024 in French?
The ordinal for 2024 is "deux mille vingt-quatrième", abbreviated 2 024e. The form is the same in the masculine and the feminine.
How is 2024 used in a French sentence?
A natural example is: "Les Jeux olympiques de deux mille vingt-quatre se sont tenus à Paris."
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