Tôt
Example: Je me lève tôt tous les matins pour aller à l'école.
Definition
"Tôt" is an adverb in French that means early in the day or before the expected or usual time. It is used to describe actions that happen at an earlier time than usual, such as waking up early in the morning.
Etymology
The French word "tôt" comes from the Old French term of the same spelling, which is believed to originate from the Germanic root *thuht or *toht, meaning quick or soon. Did you know? The concept of being 'early' was so important in daily life that it influenced many European languages!
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"Tôt" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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