benjamin

benjamin

The youngest child in a family.

In this sentence, 'benjamin' is used to refer to the youngest member of a family, indicating their position.

Le benjamin de la famille adore jouer au football.

The youngest of the family loves playing football.

Here, 'Benjamin' functions as a proper noun, used as a name for an individual.

Benjamin étudie la biologie à l'université.

Benjamin is studying biology at university.

In this example, 'benjamin' is used metaphorically to classify someone as the youngest or newest member of a group, expanding its literal meaning.

Elle est considérée comme le benjamin de l'équipe même si elle n'est pas la plus jeune.

She is considered as the youngest of the team even though she is not the youngest.