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How to Say ‘My appointment has just been pushed back.’ in French

Mon rendez-vous vient d'être décalé.

mohn rahn-day-VOO vyan dee eh-tra day-kah-LAY

[mohn rahn-day-VOO vyan dee eh-tra day-kah-LAY]

Phrase Breakdown

Mon rendez-vous

mohn rahn-day-VOO

My appointment

A 'rendez-vous' is an appointment or meeting. Say it 'ran-dé-vou', with a silent 'z'.

Example

J'ai un rendez-vous chez le médecin.

I have a doctor's appointment.

Words in this phrase

Mon

[mohn]

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

rendez-vous

[rahn-day-VOO]

appointment

A scheduled meeting, e.g. with a doctor.

Example

J'ai un rendez-vous demain.

I have an appointment tomorrow.

vient d'être décalé.

vyan dee eh-tra day-kah-LAY

has just been rescheduled.

'Venir de' + infinitive means 'to have just'. 'Décaler' means to shift or push back in time.

Example

La réunion vient d'être décalée.

The meeting has just been rescheduled.

Words in this phrase

vient

[vyan]

has just (with de + verb)

Form of venir; 'venir de' + infinitive expresses something that just happened.

Example

Il vient de partir.

He has just left.

[dee]

Used to indicate possession or connection.

Example

Le livre d'un ami.

The book of a friend.

être

[eh-tra]

Exist or occur; denotes possibility or existence of a state.

Example

Peut-être être là.

Might be there.

décalé

[day-kah-LAY]

moved / postponed

Past participle of 'décaler': shifted to another time.

Example

La réunion est décalée à demain.

The meeting is moved to tomorrow.

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