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Language/French/Grammar/Déterminants

2019-11-19T17:23:00Z

Jade Braalaka: Created page with "'''''1) Articles définis :''''' Are used when we known the subject they refer to. '''Le''' --> "le" is used to refer to a known male subject. ex..."

'''''1) Articles définis :''''' Are used when we known the subject they refer to.

'''Le''' --> "le" is used to refer to a known male subject.

ex :

Le chien est gris (= the dog is grey).

Le chat mange une souris (= the cat is eating a mouse).

J'ai vu le voisin ce matin (= i saw the neighbor this morning).

'''La''' --> "la" is used to refer to a known female subject .

ex :

La tortue de Jean (= Jean's tortle)

J'ai vu la voisine ce matin (= i saw the neighbor this morning).

'''L'''' --> it's a diminutive for "le" or "la".

ex:

L'histoire est fausse (= the storie is false).

L'ananas est cultivé dans le sud (= pineapple is grown in the south).

L'animal est sauvage (= the beast/ animal is wild)

'''Les''' --> "les" is used to refer to known plurials (males and/ or females) subjects.

ex:

Les chevaux sont beaux (= horses are beautiful).

Les frites sont faites avec des patates (= fries are make with potatoes).

'''''2) Articles indéfinis :''''' Are used when we don't know the subject they refer to.

'''Un''' --> "un" is used to refer to an unknown male subject.

ex :

Un homme étrange (= a weird man).

Un fruit sucré (= a sweet fruit).

'''Une''' --> "une" is used to refer to an unknown female subject .

ex :

Une vieille horloge (= an old clock).

J'ai une bonne idée (= i have a good idea).

'''Des''' --> "des" is used to refer to unknown plurials (males and/ or females) subjects.

ex:

Des feuilles jaunes tombent des arbres (= yellow leaves are falling from the trees).

Des amis m'ont appelé (= friends called me).

Language/French/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be

2019-11-17T22:19:57Z

Jade Braalaka: Conjugaison du verbe être

<big>To be = '''être'''</big>

''1) Présent (de l'indicatif)''

'''Je suis''' = I am

'''Tu es =''' you are

'''Il''' (male)'''/ Elle''' (female) '''est''' = He/She is

'''Nous sommes''' = we are

'''Vous êtes''' = you are

'''Ils''' (males)'''/ Elles''' (females) '''sont''' = they are

''2) Imparfait''

'''J'étais''' = I was

'''Tu étais''' = You were

'''Il / Elle était''' = he / she was

'''Nous étions''' = we were

'''Vous étiez''' = you were

'''Ils / Elles étaient''' = they were

''3) Passé composé'' (= pronoun + verb "have" (avoir) in present + past participle of the verb (in this case, be))

J'ai '''été''' = I had been

Tu as '''été''' = You hab been

Il/ Elle a '''été''' = He/ she had been

Nous avons '''été''' = We had been

Vous avez '''été''' = You had been

Ils/ Elles ont '''été''' = They had been

''4) Futur simple''

Je '''serai''' = i will be

Tu '''seras''' = you will be

Il/ Elle '''sera''' = he/she will be

Nous '''serons''' = we will be

Vous '''serez''' = you will be

Ils/ Elles '''seront''' = they will be

Language/French/Grammar/Pronouns

2019-11-17T21:51:50Z

Jade Braalaka: a little thing about the pronoun "vous"

== Les pronoms personnels (the personal pronouns) ==
In french, we have 8 personal pronouns, they are:
* '''Je''' (first singular pronoun) = I
* '''Tu''' (second singular pronoun) = You
* '''Il''' (third singular pronoun/ Male) = He
* '''Elle''' (third singular pronoun/ Female) = She
* '''Nous''' (first plural pronoun) = We
* '''Vous''' (second plural pronoun) = You (<-- used to speak with a group of people or to show respect to somebody)
* '''Ils''' (third plural pronoun/ Male) = They
* '''Elles''' (third plural pronoun/ Female) = They