Extra Helpful Rules Flashcards
‘The’ masculine singular
Le
‘The’ femenine singular
La
‘The’ singular before a vowel or silent h
L’
‘The’ plural
Les
A/some masculine singular
Un
A/some femenine singular
Une
A/some plural
Des
Some/any masculine singular nouns
Du
Some/any femenine singular nouns
De la
Some/any singular nouns starting with vowel/silent h
De l’
Some/any plural nouns
Des
What would you use before a noun if you ate ‘some’
Du
E.g. je mange du gâteau - i ate some cake
What would you use before a noun if you ate ‘all’ the whole thing
Le
E.g. je mange le gâteau - i ate the cake
How do you phrase something when giving an opinion with a reason
Opinion+ car+ reason.
Jaime la pizza car c’est bon.
How do you make a sentence negative
N’ / Ne+pas
E.g. je n’aime pas
When do you use n’
With a negative that starts with a vowel or silent h
What happens to du, de la , de l’, des when making something negative
They must change to de or d’
E.g. je mange du pain - je ne mange de pain
E.g. je bois de l’eau- je ne bois pas d’eau
What are all the words for some
Du
De la
De l’
Des
What type of verb is manger
Regular er verb
What type of verb is prendre
Regular re verb in the singular parts (je, tu, il, elle)
Irregular in the plural (nous, vous, ils,elles)
What type of verb is boire
Irregular verb
How to tell if a country is masculine, femenine or plural
Masc-doesn’t end in e
Fem- ends in e
Plural- ends in s
How do you say ‘in/to’ for a town or city
À
How do you say ‘in/to’ for a masculine place/country
Au
How do you say ‘in/to’ for a femenine place/country
En
How do you say ‘in/to’ for a plural place/country
Aux
How do you say ‘in/to’ for a place beginning with a vowel or silent h
À la
What’s another word that means in
Dans
What must the verb always agree with
The noun
To play
Jouer
To speak
Parler
To watch
Regarder
To dance
Danser
What’s the reflexive verb for JE
Me
What’s the reflexive verb for TU
Te
What’s the reflexive verb for Il/Elle
Se
What’s the reflexive verb for nous
Nous
What’s the reflexive verb for vous
Vous
What’s the reflexive verb for ils/elles
Se
