How to easily guess the gender of French nouns with 80% accuracy
French 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 ...
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View all postsThe easy guide to the French definite articles
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 ar...
All yours: A guide to French possessive pronouns
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 sie...
Your essential guide to French possessive adjectives
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/...
You in French: How to Choose Between Tu and Vous
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 complicate...
The most common French adjectives (and how to use them)
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 adj...
How to use and conjugate the verb Finir
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...
What’s the difference between “C’est” and “Il est”?
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’...
How to conjugate prendre + related phrases
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 “t...
Voir: How to use and conjugate the French verb | With Audio
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 ph...