Expressions
& Terminology
& Terminology
"Une petite robe noire" in English.
What is "a little black dress" ?
Examples of demonstrative adjectives in French
Ce, cet, cette, ces)
These two auxiliary verbs are used to create the passé composé in French
What are Avoir and Être ?
An example of an Indirect Object Pronoun
Leur (others: Me, Te, Lui, Nous, Vous)
Definition: mettre
What is To put on or To place?
The definition of an adverb
What is a word that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb ?
Translation: la vieillesse
What is "Old age" ?
The English equivalents to the French demonstrative adjectives
What are This / these, that / those ?
The correct conjugation of Avoir to the "Nous" pronoun
What is avons ?
An example of a Direct Object Pronoun
L', Le, La, or Les
The verb Perdre, conjugated to "Tu"
What is perds ?
The adverb bien means this.
What is "Well" or "Good" ?
This object carries hotel guests to different levels of the building. In French, it resembles the English word "ascend"
What is "Un ascenseur" ?
The function of a demonstrative adjective in French
What is to distinguish between multiple things or to refer to a specific object or person?
Use the auxiliary verb Être instead of Avoir when dealing with these verb
What are irregular movement verbs?
An indirect object pronoun replaces this part of a sentence
What is the indirect object noun?
Defintion: Construire
What is To build or To construct?
This common ending can easily transform an adjective into an adverb
What is -ment ?
"Une boisson." In English, forms of this can be both a subject and a verb.
What is "a drink" ?
The core difference between Ce and Ces
What is Number (singular vs. plural)?
The correct conjugation of Être when conjugating to "Vous"
What is êtes ?
In French, this is simplest way to identify an indirect object pronoun
Look for any verb that uses a preposition
(ex. Je parle à mon ami).
The verb Répondre, conjugated to "Nous"
What is répondons ?
To transform a masculine adjective (ending in a consonant) into an adverb, follow these steps
What is to change the adjective into its feminine form, then add the appropriate ending?
Twin-size, Full-size, Queen, and King
What is "un lit" ?
The core difference between -ci and -là
"This here" vs. "That there"
Ex. Cet éclair-ci, ce biscuit-là
When using the auxiliary Être to form the passé composé, the past participle agrees with the subject in these two senses
What are gender and number ?
(Ex. Elles sont parties)
The following sentence, rewritten with an indirect object pronoun:
J'envoie des cadeaux à mes cousins
What is Je leur envoie des cadeaux ?
In French, the verb Attendre has nothing to do with attending an event, but means this instead
What is To wait ?
An adjective such as constant requires this ending to make it an adverb
Ex: constamment
The opposite of "une arrivée"
What is "un départ" ?
Translation: Là-bas
What is "right there" ?
This acronym can be useful when memorizing the list of verbs that use Être to form the past tense
What is Dr. & Mrs. Vandertrampp ?
The direct object of this sentence:
J'aime beaucoup ce gâteau au chocolat
What is ce gâteau ?
When a French speaker asks you to "traduisez," they want you to do this.
What is To translate?
The adjective prudent requires this ending in order to become an adverb
What is -emment ?
What is Level 0 / the ground level ?
The correct demonstrative adjective of this sentence: ce / cette chemise est trop serrée
What is Cette ?
In short, the passé composé is most easily formed by following these steps
What is conjugating the auxiliary verb to subject, then adding the "participe passé" (past participle)?
The correct direct object pronoun to replace the direct object of this sentence:
Je vais passer ce mois en Espagne
What is Le ?
(Je vais le passer en Espagne)
The verb Conduire. Don't do it recklessly, or you might end up serving some time.
What is To drive?
The adjective mauvais becomes this as an adverb.
What is mal ?
"Un bateau" (French for "boat") is great for transporting passengers across the ocean, but don't try sailing this high-flying craft across it (unless you're Captain Sully)
What is "un avion"?
The difference between Cet and Cette
What is Gender?
The correct past participle agreement of this sentence, based on the subject:
Mes cousines sont allé / allée / allés / allées au centre commercial.
What is allées ?
The following sentence, rewritten with the correct direct object:
Tu peux manger la pizza, si tu veux
What is Tu peux la manger, si tu veux ?
In French, Visiter refers to visiting a place. If you're visiting a person, use this (similar) verb instead
What is Rendre visite?
The adverb form of the French adjective franc
What is franchement ?