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Definition & Meaning of "comment"in French

comment
01

how

sert à demander de quelle manière une chose se fait 
comment definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
incomparable
Examples
Comment tu t'appelles ? 

What is your name?

02

what, pardon

demande de répéter ce qui a été dit (familier) 
comment definition and meaning
Examples
Comment ?  Je n'ai pas entendu. 

What? I did not hear.

03

how, what (as an exclamation)

utilisé pour montrer l'étonnement ou l'indignation 
Examples
Comment ! Tu es déjà là ? 

What! You are already here?

Le comment
01

the how, the way

la manière dont une chose se fait, la méthode ou le moyen 
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific
Gender
Masculine
Plural form
commentaires (note: standard plural form is 'comments' in English loan sense; for the noun 'comment' meaning 'way, manner', plural is rare but could be 'commentaires' in some contexts, though typically used as masculine singular)
Examples
Je connais le pourquoi, mais pas le comment. 

I know the why, but not the how.

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