Last - Dernier (The 87th Most Common French Word)
The French word for Last is Dernier. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 87th most commonly used word in French. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, location & place, time & frequency. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English: last
French: dernier
Examples
This is the last game. | C'est le dernier jeu. |
I want you to do me one last favor. | Je veux que tu me rendes un dernier service. |
I was the last one out. | J'étais le dernier sorti. |
He is the last man to do such a thing. | C'est le dernier homme à faire une chose pareille. |
I'm always the last to know. | Je suis toujours le dernier au courant. |
He does not like to wait until the last moment to do a thing. | Il n'aime pas attendre jusqu'au dernier moment pour faire quelque chose. |
It's the last train. | C'est le dernier train. |
He might have missed the last train. | Il a peut-être manqué le dernier train. |
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His brother passed away last month. | Son frère est mort le mois dernier. |
I haven't seen her since last month. | Je ne l'ai pas vue depuis le mois dernier. |
I've been living in this house since last month. | J'habite dans cette maison depuis le mois dernier. |
They went to the United States last month. | Ils sont allés en Amérique le mois dernier. |
I lost my wife last year. | J'ai perdu ma femme l'an dernier. |
The machine has been out of order since last month. | La machine est en panne depuis le mois dernier. |
Sunday is the last day of the week. | Dimanche est le dernier jour de la semaine. |
He missed the last train. | Il a raté le dernier train. |
I didn't know that you had a week off last month. | J'ignorais que vous aviez eu une semaine de congé le mois dernier. |
I saw her last week. | Je l'ai vu le week-end dernier. |
Some people seem to always want to have the last word. | Certaines personnes semblent vouloir toujours avoir le dernier mot. |
I have been ill in bed since last Friday. | Je suis malade au lit depuis vendredi dernier. |
Today is our last day of school. | Aujourd'hui est notre dernier jour d'école. |