jeune

/ʒœn/

adjective

young (of little age)

youthful

recent/new (of short existence)

Elle est trop jeune pour ce poste.

She is too young for this position.

Synonyms:adolescent, juvénile, nouveau

nounmasculine | feminine

young person

youth

C'est un jeune qui a gagné.

That's a young person who won.

Synonyms:ado, jeune personne, jeunesse

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Jeune means "young." It is primarily an adjective, but can also function as a noun meaning "a young person" or, more commonly, "young people."

As an adjective, it usually follows the noun: "un homme jeune" (a young man), "une femme jeune" (a young woman).

As a noun, it's often plural: "Les jeunes aiment le sport" (Young people like sports).

As an adjective, jeune does not change for gender (it's the same for masculine and feminine nouns).

However, it *does* change for number, becoming "jeunes" in the plural: "des jeunes étudiants" (young students).