Être is one of the two most important French verbs (avoir is the other one) and has irregular conjugations in just about every tense and mood. Être literally means “to be,” but also serves as an auxiliary verb and is the key to the passive voice.

began

intransitive verb. 1 : to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : start began by introducing herself will have to begin again. 2a : to come into existence : arise Their problems were just beginning.

Keep in mind that the irregular present tense of aller is je vais, tu vas, il va, nous allons, vous allez, and ils vont.

The immediate future tense is also used to talk about what is going to happen in the future. It is easy to formulate….How to form the immediate future.

The French verb vouloir means “to want” or “to wish.” It is one of the 10 most common French verbs and you will use it just as much as avoir and être.

The irregular verb vouloir is a shoe verb in the present tense. Vouloir means “to wish,” “to want,” or “will”: je veux. nous voulons.

duty, responsibility

It means homework, and as such isn’t a terribly popular word. The plural noun which has come to mean (school) homework naturally has a singular form: “le devoir” means duty, in the abstract sense, and “un devoir” is a duty or even a chore that one has to carry out.

For instance, you’ll want to watch out for the masculine noun le devoir, which means “the duty” and les devoirs, which means “homework.” These two can be the most confusing.

Thank you . Is the word “cours” in French for both singular and plural form? Thank you . The singular and plural forms are indistinguishable, both in spelling and pronunciation : ‘un cours’ (singular) and ‘des cours’ (plural).

[ˈklɑːs ] 1. (= group of children or students) classe f.

to go to court (= take legal action) aller devant les tribunaux. to take sb to court (= take legal action) poursuivre qn en justice. to settle out of court régler à l’amiable. to have one’s day in court (= opportunity to put one’s case) avoir droit à la parole.

The word ville is a feminine noun. It means ‘city’ or ‘town’ and is pronounced ‘veel’.

paris beau belle city feminine masculine french.

5 Some other patterns

Ville (French pronunciation: ​[vil]) is the French word nowadays meaning “city” or “town”, but its meaning in the Middle Ages was “farm” (from Gallo-Romance VILLA < Latin villa rustica) and then “village”.

No. Ville is a French word for town, village has the same root, but ville is not derived of village, just the contrary. Origin is the latin “villa”.

[ʃɑ̃paɲ ] masculine noun. champagne. sabler le champagne to crack open a bottle of champagne.

monument → mémorial, monument.

1. (= building) monument m. 2. (= memorial) a monument to sb un monument à la mémoire de qn.

noun. something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument. any building, megalith, etc., surviving from a past age, and regarded as of historical or archaeological importance. any enduring evidence or notable example of something: a monument to human ingenuity …

Famous monuments or monuments to discover

• La tour Eiffel. Monument.
• Arc de Triomphe. Monument.
• Tours de Notre-Dame de Paris. Monument.
• Conciergerie. Monument.
• Sainte-Chapelle. Monument.
• Opéra national de Paris – Palais Garnier. Monument.
• Panthéon. Monument.
• Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre. Place of worship.

La France

City of Light

Top 10 French foods – with recipes

• Soupe à l’oignon. This is a traditional French soup made of onions and beef stock, usually served with croutons and melted cheese on top.
• Coq au vin.
• Cassoulet.
• Boeuf bourguignon.
• Chocolate soufflé
• Flamiche.
• Confit de canard.
• Salade Niçoise.