21 in French
vingt et un
Updated May 2026
The et-un connector rule in action
NUMERAL
21
FRENCH
vingt et un
IPA
/vɛ̃.t.e.œ̃/
Breakdown
20 + 1 = 21 (with "et" connector)
Real sentence examples
“J'ai vingt et un ans.”
“Il y a vingt et un eleves dans la classe.”
“Le bus vingt et un dessert la gare.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
Vingt et un uses the "et" connector (the et-un rule). The same pattern applies to 31, 41, 51, 61, and 71 (with et-onze). Note: 81 and 91 do NOT take "et" (quatre-vingt-un, quatre-vingt-onze).
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