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Le sixième jour, nous sommes rentrés.

Le sixième jour, nous sommes rentrés.
On the sixth day, we came back.
From Lesson 231:Ordinal numbers·French

Questions & Answers about Le sixième jour, nous sommes rentrés.

Why is there no French word for 'on' in Le sixième jour?
In English we say 'on the sixth day' or 'on Monday', but French doesn't use a preposition here. For days of the week or specific dates, you just use the definite article le.
How do you form ordinal numbers like sixième?
You generally take the number (like six) and add the suffix -ième. This works for most numbers to mean the English '-th', like huitième (eighth) or dixième (tenth).
Why does this sentence use sommes instead of avons?
The verb rentrer (to come back / to return) is one of the special verbs of motion and state that use être instead of avoir to form the passé composé. You might know these as the Dr. Mrs. Vandertramp verbs.
Why is there an 's' at the end of rentrés?
Because this verb uses être in the passé composé, its past participle (rentré) must agree with the subject. Since nous (we) is plural, we add an s. If the group was entirely women, it would be rentrées.
What is the difference between rentrés and revenus here?
Both can mean 'came back', but rentrer usually implies returning to your home, your country, or your base. Revenir simply means coming back to the place where the speaker is right now.

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