Grammatical class

Adjective

surprenant

surprising

Details

Syllables

sur-pre-nant

Phonetics

syʁ.pʁə.nɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

12819

Freq. (movies)

16987

Freq. (news)

5736

Sentences

C'est surprenant.

That's surprising.

A1

Ceci est surprenant.

This is surprising.

A1

C'est très surprenant.

It's really surprising.

A1

Ce n'est pas surprenant.

It isn't surprising.

A1

Ça n'a rien de surprenant.

It's hardly surprising.

A2

Ce n'est guère surprenant.

That's hardly surprising.

A2

Ce n'est pas surprenant qu'il ait été élu maire.

It is not surprising that he was elected mayor.

B1

Il est surprenant qu'il ait dit de telles choses de moi.

It is surprising that he should have said such things of me.

B1

Il est surprenant de voir combien de mariages sont malheureux.

It is surprising how many unhappy marriages there are.

B1

C'est surprenant, finalement, ce livre est facile à lire, non ?

This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?

B1

C'est surprenant qu'il vienne ici.

That he comes here is surprising.

B2