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View all articlesFrench nouns are either masculine or feminine. Masculine nouns use the pronouns le and un while feminine nouns use la and une. You may have heard that there is only on…
The definite articles in French are: le, la, l’, and les. All of these are the equivalent of “the” in English. You might be wondering why there are four “the” ‘s in Fr…
The French possessive pronouns are: le mien/la mienne/les miens/les miennes (mine); le tien/la tienne/les tiens/les tiennes (yours); le sien/la sien/les siens/les sien…
The possessive adjectives in French are: mon/ma/mes (my); ton/ta/tes (your); son/sa/ses (his/her/its); notre/nos (our); votre/vos (your); and leur/leurs (their). That…
Tu or vous means “you” in French. But it depends on who you’re talking to. Knowing how to choose between tu and vous is one of the most complicated things a non-native…
In English, adjectives are pretty easy to use. You put them before the noun they describe and you’re done. In French however, the placement of adjectives varies. And i…
Finir means “to finish” or “to end” in French. This makes it a useful and common verb, with some useful and common derivatives as well. Let’s take a look at finir and…
When you first learn French, it seems easy: C’est means “It is/It’s” or “That is/That’s”, and Il est or Elle est means “He is/He’s” or “She is/She’s” (or “It is/It’s”…
Prendre means “to take” in French. It’s usually used just as “take” would be in English, including in more abstract ways, like “take a photo” or “take a bath”. That mi…
Voir means “to see” in French. As with the verb ‘see’ in English, it can be used literally or figuratively, and is a part of a number of common phrases and expression…
