The adverbial pronoun en can replace a quantity, a place, or the object of the preposition de. This little word has many possible translations: any, one, some, about it / them, of it / them. As you’ve seen, French grammar can be complex. With most grammatical concepts, there are usually additional rules and exceptions that you have to remember. Many words have more than one…
CEFR Level Beginner French A1 Learn about French A1 Topics CORE Languages follows the CEFR standard for teaching foreign languages. That means we are required to teach specific topics in each level. In order to make learning more manageable, we have broken each level down into 2 courses. Common French Topics Discover All French CEFR…
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Y replaces or refers back to an adverb phrase of place or of location. In its simplest form, it means just there (in the meaning of in that place) It can also mean in something, on something, under something, beside something, etc. Yes, it’s true… the letter “y” is actually a word in French! It’s…
In French, direct object pronouns are used for verbs which aren’t followed by prepositions: Me (me), te (you), nous (us), vous (you), le (him or it), la (her or it), les (them). For example, Je vois le garçon. Je le vois. (I see the boy. I see him). The concept of indirect object pronouns in French is…
In the previous module, you learned about replacing direct objects with direct object pronouns in sentences. An important component to that is understanding the new and different placement of the direct object pronoun itself. To fully understand how to use direct object pronouns in French, we’ll learn one additional rule. Look at these examples of…
The concept of direct object pronouns in French or French direct object pronouns is the same as it is in English. A direct object pronoun replaces the direct object in a sentence. It directly receives the action of the verb. Read the following two example sentences: I am buying the TV. → I am…
The French imperative (l’impératif) is a tense or mood that is used for giving commands, orders and making requests. Examples of the imperative are Mange! (Eat!), Parlez! (Speak!) and Allons-y! (Let’s go!). Let’s do this next! Study your French! Go to bed early! You have most likely used the imperative mood without realizing it. The…
Le passif, or la voix passive (the passive voice), allows us to avoid mentioning the subject of a sentence and instead place the emphasis on the person or thing affected by the action. We use the passive when the subject of the sentence is not important or is unknown. The passive voice, or la voix passive, is used…
Le superlatif expresses the highest degree of a quality. We construct the superlative by using le/la/les plus + adjective or le/la/les moins + adjective. The adjective’s ending agrees with the noun it is describing. The superlative is used when you want to say that a noun is “the most” or “the least” of something. In English, the superlative is often identifiable by…