le lundi
Monday
Jour de la semaine situé après le dimanche et avant le mardi.
Definition & meaning
Lundi means Monday, the first day of the working week and the day after Sunday.
It can also be used as an adverbial expression meaning on Monday:
- Je travaille lundi. — I am working on Monday.
- Le lundi, je me lève tôt. — On Mondays, I get up early.
In French, days of the week are generally written in lowercase.
Grammar & word origin
- Gender: masculine noun: un lundi
- Plural: des lundis
- Pronunciation: approximately lun-dee
- Origin: From the Latin expression lunae dies, meaning “day of the Moon.” The element lun- is related to lune , “moon,” and -di comes from Latin dies, “day.”
When referring to a regular occurrence, French often uses the singular with le:
- le lundi — on Mondays / every Monday
Synonyms & antonyms
There is no exact French synonym for lundi. Expressions such as début de la semaine (“beginning of the week”) describe its position in the week rather than replacing the word.
There is no strict antonym. Dimanche (“Sunday”) is sometimes treated as a contrasting day because it is the final day of the week and traditionally a day of rest, but it is not an antonym in the strict sense.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Lundi, nous allons à l'école.noun
On Monday, we are going to school.
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