Mots les plus fréquents de la langue écrite française 1-10 Flashcards
le, de, un, être, et, à, il, avoir, ne, je
le
the
(masculine)
C’est le magasin dont je te parlais.
(That’s the shop I was telling you about.)
definite article : an article that indicates a specific person or thing
la
the
(feminine)
C’est la bibliothèque dont je te parlais.
(That’s the library I was telling you about.)
definite article : an article that indicates a specific person or thing
un
a
(masculine)
There’s a monster under my bed.
(Il y a un monstre sous mon lit.)
indefinite article : refers to persons and objects not specifically identified.
une
a
(feminine)
There’s a shirt under my bed.
(Il y a une chemise sous mon lit.)
indefinite article : refers to persons and objects not specifically identified.
de
of, from, about
Regarde la nouvelle voiture de ma mère.
(Look at my mother’s new car.)
preposition : a word used to relate elements in a sentence: noun to noun, verb to verb, or verb to noun/pronoun.
je
I
(1st person singular)
J’ai un crayon.
(I have a pencil.)
Je suis malade.
(I am ill.)
pronoun : a word that is used to replace a noun (a person, place, thing, idea, or quality).
il
he
Il est beau.
(He is handsome.)
elle
she
Elle est belle.
(She is beautiful.)
et
and
Les pommes et les oranges sont des fruits.
(Apples and oranges are fruits.)
conjunction : a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
à
to
Je marche à l’école.
(I walk to school.)
preposition : a word used to relate elements in a sentence: noun to noun, verb to verb, or verb to noun/pronoun.
suis
am
(to be, present tense, 1st person singular)
Je suis malade.
(I am ill.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
es
are
(to be, present tense, 2nd person singular)
Tu es malade.
(You are ill.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
est
is
sometimes «are» when after the word «on»
(to be, present tense, 3rd person singular)
Il est malade.
(He is ill.)
Elle est malade.
(She is ill.)
On est malade.
(We are ill.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
sommes
are
(to be, present tense, 1st person plural)
Nous sommes malades.
(We are ill.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
êtes
are
(to be, present tense, 2nd person plural)
Vous êtes malades.
(You are ill.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
sont
are
(to be, present tense, 3rd person plural)
Ils sont malades.
(They (includes at least one male) are ill.)
Elles sont malades.
(They (all female) are ill.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
étais
was, were
(to be, imperfect tense, 1st and 2nd person singular)
J’étais malade.
(I was sick.)
Tu étais malade.
(You were sick.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
était
was
(to be, imperfect tense, 3rd person singular)
Il était malade.
(He was sick.)
Elle était malade.
(She was sick.)
verb : a word that shows an action or state of being.
