Grammatical class
Adjective
gentil
helpful, kind
Details
Syllables
gen-til
Phonetics
ʒɑ̃.ti
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
25604
Freq. (movies)
4661
Freq. (news)
7205
Variants
Sentences
C’est bien gentil tout ça, mais…
That's all very well, but...
A1
Sois gentil.
Be kind.
A1
Tu es gentil.
You're kind.
A1
C'est gentil.
This is sweet.
A1
Sois gentil !
Be nice.
A1
Ce serait gentil.
That'd be nice.
A2
C'est gentil de dire ça.
I appreciate the sentiment.
A2
Elle reçut une petite tape gentille sur les fesses.
She received an amiable little slap on the buttocks.
B1
Ziri fut gentil.
Ziri was kind.
B1
Quel gentil garçon !
What a kind boy he is!
B1
Comme vous êtes gentil !
How kind you are!
B1
Il est gentil par nature.
He is gentle by nature.
B1