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