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Language/French/Grammar/Relative-pronouns

2018-07-26T16:17:51Z

Aourell: /* Relative pronouns : lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles */

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= Relative pronouns : lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles =

The relative pronouns "lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles" can be used as subjects or direct objects. They're also used after the following prepositions : sur, sous, avec, sans, pour, dans, chez, par...

After a preposition, the relative pronoun agrees in gender and number with the noun to which it relates. As subject, agreement (singular or plural) depends on the sense of the sentence.

'''Note :''' duquel, desquels, desquelles are contractions of ''de + lequel'', ''de + lesquels'', ''de + lesquelles''

auquel, auxquels, auxquelles are contractions of ''à + lequel'', ''à + lesquels'', ''à + lesquelles''

{| class="wikitable"
!
! colspan="2" | '''''Singular'''''
! colspan="2" | '''''Plural'''''
|-
|
|'''Masculine'''
|'''Feminine'''
|'''Masculine'''
|'''Feminine'''
|-
|
|lequel
|laquelle
|lesquels
|lesquelles
|-
|''à +''
|auquel
|à laquelle
|auxquels
|auxquelles
|-
|''de +''
|duquel
|de laquelle
|desquels
|desquelles
|}

'''Examples :'''

*Parmi ces objets, ''lequel'' choisissez-vous ? (lit. : Among these objects, which ''one'' do you choose ?)

*Les toiles accrochées au mur sont jolies. ''Lesquelles'' avez-vous peintes ? (lit. : The paintings on the wall are pretty. Which ''ones'' did you paint ?)

*''La'' table sur ''laquelle'' est posé le livre (lit. : The table on which the book lies)

*''Le'' chanteur auquel (''à lequel'') je pense est français (lit. : The singer of which I'm thinking ==> The singer I'm thinking of is french)

*''Les'' fleurs ? Je ne sais pas desquelles (''de lesquelles'') tu parles (lit. : Flowers ? I don't know which ''ones'' you're talking about)

*''Les'' documents ''auxquels'' (''à lesquels'') je fais référence sont sur le bureau (lit. : The documents to which I'm referring ==> The documents I'm referring to are on the desk)

Language/French/Grammar/Relative-pronouns

2018-07-26T13:26:46Z

Aourell: Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Language/French/Grammar/Relative pronouns}} = Relative pronouns : lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles = The relative pronouns "lequel, laquelle, lesquels,..."

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Language/French/Grammar/Relative pronouns}}

= Relative pronouns : lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles =

The relative pronouns "lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles" can be used as subjects or direct objects. They're also used after the following prepositions : sur, sous, avec, sans, pour, dans, chez, par...

After a preposition, the relative pronoun agrees in gender and number with the noun to which it relates. As subject, agreement (singular or plural) depends on the sense of the sentence.

'''Note :''' duquel, desquels, desquelles are contractions of ''de + lequel'', ''de + lesquels'', ''de + lesquelles''

auquel, auxquels, auxquelles are contractions of ''à + lequel'', ''à + lesquels'', ''à + lesquelles''

{| class="wikitable"
!
! colspan="2" | '''''Singular'''''
! colspan="2" | '''''Plural'''''
|-
|
|'''Masculine'''
|'''Feminine'''
|'''Masculine'''
|'''Feminine'''
|-
|
|lequel
|laquelle
|lesquels
|lesquelles
|-
|''à +''
|auquel
|à laquelle
|auxquels
|auxquelles
|-
|''de +''
|duquel
|de laquelle
|desquels
|desquelles
|}

'''Examples :'''

Parmi ces objets, ''lequel'' choisissez-vous ? (lit. : Among these objects, which ''one'' do you choose ?)

Les toiles accrochées au mur sont jolies. ''Lesquelles'' avez-vous peintes ? (lit. : The paintings on the wall are pretty. Which ''ones'' did you paint ?)

''La'' table sur ''laquelle'' est posé le livre (lit. : The table on which the book lies)

''Le'' chanteur auquel (''à lequel'') je pense est français (lit. : The singer of which I'm thinking ==> The singer I'm thinking of is french)

''Les'' fleurs ? Je ne sais pas desquelles (''de lesquelles'') tu parles (lit. : Flowers ? I don't know which ones you're talking about)

''Les'' documents ''auxquels'' je fais référence sont sur le bureau (lit. : The documents to which I'm referring ==> The documents I'm referring to are on the desk)

Language/French/Vocabulary/Tongue-Twisters

2018-07-26T11:06:10Z

Aourell: /* Ces six saucissons-ci sont si secs qu'on ne sait si s'en sont. */

[[File:tongue.jpg|300px]]

<span style="font-size:25px; font-weight:bold;color: black">What are the hardest tongue twisters in French?</span>

Try to pronounce French tongue twisters can be a good exercise. The mixing of sounds makes those sentenses very hard to say.

Practice saying this sentence as fast as you can will help your French become more fluid.

However, consider that some of them are almost impossible to pronounce fast even for a native speaker!

==Les chaussettes de l’archiduchesse, sont-elles sèches ? Archi-sèches==
*"The archduchesses socks: are they dry? Very dry."

==Un chasseur sachant chasser chasse sans son chien==
*"A hunter who knows how to hunt hunts without his dog."

==Ton thé t'a-t-il ôté ta toux ?==
*"Did your tea get rid of your cough?"

==Si 6 scies scient 6 cyprès, 606 scies scient 606 cyprès==
*"If 6 saws saw 6 cypresses, 606 saws saw 606 cypresses"

==Où niche l'oie? L'oie niche bas. Où niche l'hibou? L'hibou niche ni haut ni bas !==
Where does the goose nest? The goose nests down. Where nests the owl? The owl nests neither up nor down!

Note: It sounds like a completely foreign language when you first hear it and don't know how to break it down. :)

==Si mon tonton tond ton tonton, ton tonton sera tondu==
If my uncle shaves your uncle, your uncle will be shaven.

==As-tu vu le vert ver allant vers le verre en verre vert ?==
Did you see the green worm going towards the green glass glass?

==Tes laitues naissent-elles? Si tes laitues naissent, mes laitues naîtront==
"Are your lettuces sprouting? If your lettuces are sprouting, my lettuces will sprout"

==Pauvre petit pêcheur, prends patience pour pouvoir prendre plusieurs petits poissons==
"Poor little fisherman, wait patiently to be able to catch several small fishes."

==Quand tu auras fini de monter des cendres tu descendras mon thé==
"When you will finish bring ashes up, you will bring down my tea"

NB : more than a tongue twister, this sentense is a wordplay. It sounds like "Quand tu auras fini de Monter-Descendre, tu Descendras-monter." (When you will finish Go up/Go down, you will Go down/Go up).

== Un dragon gradé dégrade un gradé dragon. ==

== Ces six saucissons-ci sont si secs qu'on ne sait si c'en sont. ==

These six sausages are so dry that we don't know if they are.

==A chacun son choix se dit sa sœur Sylvie, suivant son chemin==
To each his own choice says his sister Sylvie, following his path.

==Ah ! Pourquoi Pépita sans répit m'épies-tu, dans le puits Pépita pourquoi te tapis-tu ? Tu m'épies sans pitié, c'est piteux de m'épier, de m'épier Pépita ne peux-tu te passer ?==
Ah! Why Pepita do you relentlessly spy on me, in the well Pépita, why do you hide? You are spying on me without mercy, it is pitiful to spy on me, spy on me, Pepita can't you do without?

==Je suis ce que je suis et si je suis ce que je suis, qu'est-ce que je suis ?==
I am what I am and If I am what I am, what am I?

==Je suis chez ce cher Serge==
I'm at this dear Serge
==Je veux et j'exige d'exquises excuses==
[with the liaison, "je veux-z-et"]
I want and demand exquisite excuses
==Dit-on "seize sèches chaises" ou "seize chaises sèches" ?==
Do we say "sixteen dry chairs" or "sixteen dry chairs"?
==Si ces six sangsues-ci sucent son sang sans sucer ses soucis, ses soins sont sans succès, ça c'est sûr !==
If these six leeches suck his blood without sucking his cares, his care is unsuccessful, that's for sure

==Gros gras grand grain d'orge, tout gros-gras-grand-grain-d'orgerisé, quand te dé-gros-gras-grand-grain-d'orgeriseras-tu? Je me dé-gros-gras-grand-grain-d'orgeriserai quand tous les gros gras grands grains d'orge se seront dé-gros-gras-grand-grain-d'orgerisés.==
==Seize jacinthes sèchent dans seize sachets secs==
Sixteen hyacinths dry in sixteen dry sachets
==Videos==
===Beginner===
<youtube>z-Mza7gzSLo</youtube>

===Advanced===
More tongue twister...

<youtube>msflxAzWl0E</youtube>

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Language/French/Grammar/Plural

2018-07-25T15:59:56Z

Aourell: /* '-ail' */

[[File:learn_french_plural.jpg|200px]]

This article explains how to use the plural in French.

In general, the French nouns form the plural by adding an '-s' to the singular:
*un cahier / des cahiers (a notebook / notebooks)

You will find below the exceptions to this rule:

=='s', 'x' or 'z'==
Singular nouns ending with 's', 'x' or 'z' do not change at plural:
*le fils / les fils (the son / the sons)
=='-au', '-eau' or '-eu'==
Singular nouns ending with '-au', '-eau' or '-eu' ends with an '-x' at plural:
*le feu / les feux (the fire / fires).
=='-ou'==
Words ending in 'OU' take an 'S' except for the following words ending in 'X':
*bijou (jewel)
*caillou (pebble)
*chou (cabbage)
*genou (knee)
*hibou (owl)
*joujou (toy)
*pou (louse)

=='-al'==
Singular nouns ending with '-al' change their termination to '-aux':
*le cheval / les chevaux.
Some words have a regular plural and take an '-s'. The most common exceptions are : aval (downstream or approval), bal (ball, dance), carnaval, cérémonial, chacal (jackal), festival, narval (narwhal), récital, régal (delight)

=='-ail'==

Words that ends with "ail" in plural take "s"

Except :

*some words takes <nowiki>''</nowiki>aux" in plural instead of "s" like : bail / baux (lease), émail / émaux (enamel), soupirail /soupiraux (basement window), vitrail / vitraux (stained glass), vantail / vantaux (door panel), travail / travaux (job), corail / coraux (coral)

==VIDEOS==
Plural of nouns in French:

<youtube> 56aukrZA4wI</youtube>

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