how to pronounce pendant

/pɑ̃.dɑ̃/

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pendant is pronounced in two syllables

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ɑ̃

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ɑ̃

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

“… par le travail pop pendant cinq ans fait …”

meanings of pendant

noun:

Stone that dangles on earrings.
Match, counterpart.

adjective:

Hanging.

preposition:

During, throughout, for the duration of.

verb:

Present participle of pendre.

pendant frequency in french - A1 level of CEFR

the word pendant occurs in french on average 486.6 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.