Usage Note
Sagement is derived from sage ('wise, well-behaved') and means 'wisely' or, said of children, 'quietly/well'. The phrase rester sagement assis ('to sit quietly') is typical in contexts involving children. The base adjective sage also means 'good/well-behaved' for a child — a usage with no direct English equivalent.
Examples
"Les enfants jouaient sagement dans le jardin."
Natural Translation
The children were playing quietly in the garden.
Free starter pack
Building your French vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common French words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore French by topic
