Mots les plus fréquents de la langue écrite française 11-20

Question 1

son

Answer 1

his, her
(used with masculine noun)

C’est son magasin dont je te parlais.
(That’s his/her shop I was telling you about.)

possessive adjective : an adjective that modifies a noun by identifying who has ownership or possession of it

Question 2

sa

Answer 2

his, her
(used with feminine noun)

C’est sa table dont je te parlais.
(That’s his/her table I was telling you about.)

possessive adjective : an adjective that modifies a noun by identifying who has ownership or possession of it

Question 3

que

Answer 3

that

Je pense que tu as raison.
(I think that you’re right.)

conjunction: a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause

Question 4

se

Answer 4

self, oneself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves

Brian passe des heures à se regarder dans le miroir chaque matin.
(Brian spends hours looking at himself in the mirror every morning.)

Chaque matin, Martin se lève à 7 h.
(Every morning, Martin wakes up at 7 AM)

personal pronoun: a pronoun typically used to refer to a speaker or to the people or things that a speaker is referring to

Question 5

qui

Answer 5

who

Qui viendra dîner ce soir ?
(Who will come to diner tonight?)

pronoun: words (or phrases) you substitute for nouns when your reader or listener already knows which noun you’re referring to, or in this case when we don’t know and we want to find out

Question 6

ce

cet

Answer 6

this, that

Note: ce + [nom masculin], cet + [nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet], ces + [nom pluriel]

This book and this album are sold for 10 euros.
That book and that album are sold for 10 euros.

Ce livre et cet album sont vendus 10 euros.

adjective (determinant)

Question 7

dans

Answer 7

in
into
inside

La voiture est dans le garage.
The car is in the garage.

preposition

Question 8

en

Answer 8

in
to

En 2012, nous sommes partis en Grèce en avril.

In 2012, we went to Greece in April.

preposition

Question 9

du

Answer 9

of the

contraction of de + le

C’est la voiture du patron. Les clients sortent du magasin.

It’s the boss’s car.The customers leave the shop.

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Question 10

au

Answer 10

contraction of à le

J’ai croisé ma voisine au supermarché ce midi.Ce soir, je vais au cinéma.

I bumped into my neighbour at the supermarket at lunchtime.I’m going to the cinema tonight.

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