Grammatical class

Adverb

soudainement

suddenly

Details

Syllables

sou-dai-ne-ment

Phonetics

su.dɛ.nə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

8331

Freq. (movies)

4990

Freq. (news)

14419

Sentences

Il mourut soudainement.

He died suddenly.

A1

J'ai freiné soudainement.

I braked suddenly.

A1

Tom est apparu soudainement.

Tom appeared suddenly.

A1

John est soudainement entré.

John suddenly came in.

A1

Il me remarqua soudainement.

Suddenly he noticed me.

A2

Bill frappa Tom soudainement.

Bill dealt Tom a sudden blow.

A2

La cloche sonna soudainement.

The bell rang suddenly.

B1

Il a soudainement changé le plan.

He suddenly changed the plan.

B1

Ils ont soudainement changé d'avis.

They suddenly changed their minds.

B1

La douleur est apparue soudainement.

The pain started suddenly.

B1

M. Jordan s'est réveillé soudainement.

Mr Jordan woke up suddenly.

B2

Il a soudainement mis fin à sa carrière de poète.

He put a sudden end to this career as a poet.

B2