Writing Exercise-French Zero Article

Direction: Translate the following sentences from French to English. Use the vocabulary (Quizlet) from this lesson to learn the words for various professions.

1. She is a nurse.
2. He is a nurse.
3. They are athletes.
   
4. I (fem) am a mechanic.
5. You (formal) are a teacher.

Answers:

1. Elle est infirmière. – Notice that infirmière is the feminine way to say nurse. We know to use this version from the subject pronoun, Elle.
2. Il est infirmier. – Notice that infirmier is the masculine way to say nurse. We know to use this version from the subject pronoun, Il.
3. Ils sont athlètes. – Note the -s on the end of athlètes. We add an -s to indicate that “athletes” is plural.
4. Je suis mécanicienne. The abbreviation (f) or (fem) indicates that the subject or word is feminine.
5. Vous êtes professeur. -In French, there is no spelling difference between the masculine and feminine version of “teacher.” In this example, we are using the formal version of Vous; this implies we are talking about a singular person, hence why there is no -s on the end of professeur.