semaine

/səmɛn/
1.
nounfeminineSing

week

seven-day period

On se voit la semaine prochaine ?

Shall we meet next week?

2.
nounfeminineSing

weekdays

workweek (during the working days, as opposed to the weekend)

Je ne sors pas trop en semaine parce que je commence tôt le matin.

I don't go out much during the week because I start early in the morning.

Synonyms:jours de la semaine, jours ouvrés

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Semaine (week) is a feminine noun.

USAGE

You use it with articles or determiners, such as "la semaine prochaine" (next week), "cette semaine" (this week), or with prepositions for timeframes: "il y a deux semaines" (two weeks ago), "dans une semaine" (in a week).

TRAPS

Remember semaine is always feminine. Learners sometimes mistakenly use masculine determiners. Also, "a week ago" or "in a week" don't require an "s" on "semaine" in French (e.g., "une semaine," not "unes semaines").

semaine - French Definition & Examples