99 in French
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
Updated May 2026
The last vigesimal compound
NUMERAL
99
FRENCH
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
IPA
/katʁ.vɛ̃.dis.nœf/
Breakdown
4 x 20 + 19 = 99 (4 x 20 + 10 + 9)
Regional variants
FR France
quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
BE Belgium
nonante-neuf
CH Switzerland
nonante-neuf
Real sentence examples
“Le marathon de Paris attire quatre-vingt-dix-neuf mille coureurs.”
“Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf pour cent du temps, le bus est a l'heure.”
Pronunciation and morphology notes
The final vigesimal compound before reaching 100 (cent). Mastery of 99 implies command of the full 70-99 vigesimal block. Note the neuf pronunciation stays /nœf/ here (not the /nœv/ heard before "heures" or "ans").
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