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Sont is an English word starting with the letter S. With 3 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Sont in a sentence

Related words

Sont | Sontarans | Sontaran | Sontag | Sonthaya | Sontar | Sonthonax | Sontakke

Using Sont

  • In the example corpus, sont often appears in combinations such as: ils sont.

Context around Sont

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ils 2× livres 1×

Often after:

faits 1× fous 1×

Sentence patterns with Sont

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

is ils sont fous ces 1× les livres sont faits pour 1× plural ils sont they are 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as part of 1× his catchphrase is 1× verbs in written 1×

Common sentence endings:

just as strange 1× sont they are 1× written for everybody 1×

Words around Sont

Just before it in the word index:

sonsini 4 sonship 2 sonshine 2 sonsbeek 2 sons 2.876 sonrise 4

Just after it in the word index:

sontag 15 sontakke 2 sontar 4 sontaran 17 sontarans 18 sonthaya 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Sont

  • In this selection, "sont" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ils, livres, faits and fous stand out and add context to how "sont" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include is ils sont fous ces and les livres sont faits pour. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sont" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sont

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

His catchphrase is: "Ils sont fous ces romains", which translates into "These Romans are crazy!", although he considers nearly every other nationality to be just as strange. (27 words)

As part of the 19th-century evolution of the novel as a "democratic literary form", Balzac wrote that "les livres sont faits pour tout le monde" ("books are written for everybody"). (31 words)

Verbs in written French exhibit more intensive agreement morphology than English verbs: je suis (I am), tu es ("you are", singular informal ), elle est (she is), nous sommes (we are), vous êtes ("you are", plural), ils sont (they are). (39 words)

Longer example sentences

Verbs in written French exhibit more intensive agreement morphology than English verbs: je suis (I am), tu es ("you are", singular informal ), elle est (she is), nous sommes (we are), vous êtes ("you are", plural), ils sont (they are). (39 words)

As part of the 19th-century evolution of the novel as a "democratic literary form", Balzac wrote that "les livres sont faits pour tout le monde" ("books are written for everybody"). (31 words)

His catchphrase is: "Ils sont fous ces romains", which translates into "These Romans are crazy!", although he considers nearly every other nationality to be just as strange. (27 words)

Example sentences (3)

As part of the 19th-century evolution of the novel as a "democratic literary form", Balzac wrote that "les livres sont faits pour tout le monde" ("books are written for everybody").

His catchphrase is: "Ils sont fous ces romains", which translates into "These Romans are crazy!", although he considers nearly every other nationality to be just as strange.

Verbs in written French exhibit more intensive agreement morphology than English verbs: je suis (I am), tu es ("you are", singular informal ), elle est (she is), nous sommes (we are), vous êtes ("you are", plural), ils sont (they are).

Common combinations with sont

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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