Published November 11, 2025 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Lendemain meaning
Lendemain (m.) is a French masculine noun meaning “the following day” or “the next day.” It’s most commonly used in the expression le lendemain to refer to the day after a specific event or point in the past. It’s frequently used in everyday conversations and storytelling to describe events that happened on consecutive days.
Lendemain pronunciation
The IPA pronunciation of lendemain is /lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃/, which sounds approximately like “lahn-duh-ma(n).”
Lendemain example sentences
Le lendemain, nous sommes partis très tôt.
The next day, we left very early.
Elle a appelé sa mère le lendemain.
She called her mother the next day.
Le lendemain, il faisait beaucoup plus chaud.
The next day, it was much warmer.
Nous avons repris le travail le lendemain.
We went back to work the next day.
Now master two expressions using lendemain:
👉 Remettre au lendemain (to put off, to procrastinate) »
👉 Du jour au lendemain (overnight, from one day to the next) »
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- le lendemain matin — the following morning
- le lendemain soir — the following evening
- le surlendemain — the day after next
- la veille — the day before
- l’avant-veille — two days before
- le jour suivant — the following day
- le jour d’après — the day after
- au lendemain de — in the aftermath of, the day after
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