2007-11-05 12:03:57 · 11 answers · asked by !Chubby-Chicken! 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
i dont know why you said Obusco has wrong ! I am french and what he told is very correct !
2nd = second (masc) , seconde (fem) , pronounced SeGon (se like the word "sir" ) or Segonde
2ème = deuxième (masc and fem )
2nd = 2ème ( 2nd is just a little (but very little) more formal)
2007-11-05 21:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both second (seconde for feminine) and deuxième (goes for masculine and feminine) are right. If there are no more than 2 items, you use second (e). If there are several, you use deuxième.
For example: there are 2 tables in the room. The first is for eating, the second for writing. You woud say: la première table est pour manger, la seconde est pour écrire.
If there are 4 chairs in the room, all different colors. You would say: la première est blanche, la deuxième est noire, etc.
While I was writing, Goddess of Grammar gave you a good answer. We both agree.
2007-11-05 20:18:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Usually, you say "second" ("seconde" if fem.) when you only have two items.
Otherwise, it is more correct to say "deuxième" in a long enumeration where you have more than two items.
It is true that many disregard this simple rule nowadays. Even the "Dictionnaire de l'Académie française" (on-line) indicates "second" and "deuxième" as synonyms.
2007-11-05 22:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be "second(e)" or "deuxième". Both are correct but it depends on the context and "deuxième" would be used more often so you are less likely to go wrong with "deuxième".
"The second time" would be "la deuxième fois".
2007-11-05 21:22:00 · answer #4 · answered by Millie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no obusco its deuxième. la deuxième année de l'école = the second year of school
pronounced: der-zee-em but the zee and em should be said as one syllable not two
2007-11-05 20:11:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's usually deuxieme but sometimes it is second(e). Someone tried to explain to me which was which but I didn't get it at all. Maybe "second" was " second of two" and "deuxieme" implied more than two? Not sure.
2007-11-05 20:14:56 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Deuxième.
The first answer is completely wrong.
2007-11-05 20:12:13 · answer #7 · answered by JavaJoe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
première=first------->première fois(feminine)=first time ,premier travail(masculine)=first work
deuxième.=second
troisième=third
2007-11-06 05:07:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obusco has no idea what they're talking about...
deuxieme (I could be off on the spelling) is correct. (du-zee-em).
2007-11-05 20:11:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Note that, when you say "second(e)", its pronunciation is irregular : [se-gon-(de)].
2007-11-06 04:37:17 · answer #10 · answered by Franck Z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋