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"Interesting" in French: intéressant(e)

intéressant(e)

Say it: ahn-tay-reh-SAHNadjective/ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/

Interesting in French is intéressant for masculine nouns and intéressante for feminine. C'est intéressant means that's interesting. Très intéressant adds emphasis.

Podcast

Ce podcast est vraiment intéressant.
This podcast is really interesting.
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How to pronounce intéressant(e)

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ahn-tay-reh-SAHN

/ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/

ahn-tay-reh-SAHN. Nasal in-; clear é; nasal -ant. Feminine intéressante sounds the t.

"Interesting" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
intéressant / intéressanteinteresting

Agrees with the noun.

c'est intéressantthat's interesting

Reaction.

très intéressantvery interesting

Emphasis.

un sujet intéressantan interesting topic

School or work.

How to use intéressant(e) in real life

  1. 1Podcast

    Ce podcast est vraiment intéressant.

    This podcast is really interesting.

    Intéressant with masculine podcast.

  2. 2Article

    L'enquête est intéressante du début à la fin.

    The investigation is interesting from start to finish.

    Intéressante with feminine enquête.

  3. 3Museum

    Cette expo est plus intéressante que la précédente.

    This exhibit is more interesting than the last one.

    Plus intéressante.

Mistakes English speakers make with intéressant(e)

Incorrect: Une idée intéressant.

Correct: Une idée intéressante.

Feminine noun → intéressante.

Incorrect: C'est intéressante.

Correct: C'est intéressant.

With c'est, use masculine intéressant.

Good to know

Classrooms praise un sujet intéressant. Friends react with intéressant… drawn out when they want more details.

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After a documentary

  1. ChatPal

    C'était intéressant, non ?

    That was interesting, right?

  2. You

    Oui, très intéressant sur la mer.

    Yes, very interesting about the sea.

  3. ChatPal

    On en regarde un autre ?

    Shall we watch another one?

  4. You

    Demain soir, d'accord.

    Tomorrow evening, okay.

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Common questions about "Interesting" in French

How do you say interesting in French?

Intéressant / intéressante.

How do you say that's interesting?

C'est intéressant.

Does it agree?

Yes with nouns; c'est intéressant stays masculine.

How do you pronounce intéressant?

ahn-tay-reh-SAHN.

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