Grammatical class

Adverb

gentiment

friendly, kindly (in a friendly or kind manner)

Details

Syllables

gen-ti-ment

Phonetics

ʒɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

2468

Freq. (movies)

3472

Freq. (news)

11234

Sentences

Marie sourit gentiment.

Mary smiles gently.

A1

Ça se passe gentiment !

It's going nicely!

A1

Il m'a gentiment conduit à la gare.

He kindly drove me to the station.

A1

Il a gentiment répondu aux questions.

He kindly answered questions.

A1

Il m'a accompagné gentiment à l’hôpital.

He kindly accompanied me to the hospital.

A2

Il posa la main gentiment sur son épaule.

He put a hand gently on her shoulder.

A2

Il me poussa gentiment.

He pushed me gently.

B1

Elle me poussa gentiment.

She pushed me gently.

B1

Parlez gentiment aux gens.

Speak kindly to others.

B1

Elle a gentiment écouté ma requête.

She kindly listened to my request.

B1