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How to Say ‘The grandparents’ in French

Les grands-parents

leh grahn pa-RAHN

[leh grahn pa-RAHN]

💬 Usage Tip: In the plural both halves take an s: grands-parents. The s's are silent, so it sounds the same as the singular apart from les.

Phrase Breakdown

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

grands

[grahn]

grand (as in grandparents)

Plural of 'grand' (big), used as the first part of compound family words.

Example

Les grands-parents arrivent demain.

The grandparents arrive tomorrow.

parents

[pa-RAHN]

parents

Plural noun for mother and father; here completes 'grandparents'.

Example

Mes parents habitent à Paris.

My parents live in Paris.

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