how to pronounce été

/e.te/

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the above transcription of été is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

été is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of été in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… plus de ça on a été mis six dans une …”

meanings of été

verb:

Past participle of aller.
Past participle of être.

noun:

Summer.

été frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word été occurs in french on average 1512 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.