Grammatical class

Noun

château

castle (fortified building or similar structure; winegrower's estate)

Details

Syllables

châ-teau

Phonetics

ʃa.to

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

837

Freq. (movies)

1237

Freq. (news)

2468

Sentences

J'ai un château.

I have a castle.

A1

Quel beau château !

What a beautiful castle!

A1

Détruis le château.

Destroy the castle.

A1

Ce château est beau.

The castle is beautiful.

A1

C'est un vieux château.

That is an old castle.

A2

Le vieux château est en piteux état.

The old castle is in a sad state.

A2

Il a hérité du château.

He inherited the castle.

B1

Le château a été bâti au XVIIe siècle.

The castle was constructed in the 17th century.

B1

La marée a détruit le château de sable.

The tide destroyed the sand castle.

B1

Ce château fut bâti dans les temps anciens.

That castle was built in ancient times.

B1

Des douves ceignent le château.

A moat surrounds the castle.

B2

Ce château a été construit en 1610.

This castle was built in 1610.

B2