onze
eleven
Beginner Adjective
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Pronunciation
/ɔ̃z/
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Cultural Note
'Onze' is one of the rare French words that blocks both elision and liaison: you say 'le onze' (not 'l'onze') and 'les onze' (no /z/ liaison). This aspiration-like behavior makes it an exception among numbers.
📝 Example Sentences
Il y a onze joueurs dans une équipe de football.
There are eleven players on a football team.
Il est onze heures.
It is eleven o'clock.
📊 Adjective Forms
| Gender | Form |
|---|---|
| base | onze |
| plural | onze |