Grammatical class

Adjective

courtois

courtly

Details

Syllables

cour-tois

Phonetics

kuʁ.twa

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

6855

Freq. (movies)

13499

Freq. (news)

10919

Sentences

Amour courtois

Courtly love

A1

Tu es courtois.

You're courteous.

A1

Tom semble courtois.

Tom seems courteous.

A1

Tom est courtois.

Tom is courteous.

A2

On doit être courtois avec chaque invité.

You must be courteous to any guest.

A2

Il est plus que courtois.

He is wanting in courtesy.

B1

Nelson Mandela était courtois et poli envers tout le monde.

Nelson Mandela was courteous and polite to all.

B1

C'était courtois de sa part d'écrire une lettre de remerciements.

It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks.

B1