Rules Flashcards
In cities vs countries
Á with cities, en with counties (most)
Possessive rule
Just de (no “the”)
Using THE
Specific objects
General facts
Countries
Likes
Time of day
Meals
my your his/her before feminine subject starting with vowel
mon ton son
Telling time
Il est…heures…. et demi/quart, moins quart
When to use de la/du/des
Uncountable objects/volume
Using THE with preferences
….some the…amount
Possessive with body parts, like teeth or hair
Les dents, les cheveux
Tell someone to do something
Drop tu/vous
Infinitives drop S
Negative sentences (I don’t…)
Drop all but de
To play an instrument
Jouer de la/du
To play a sport
Jouer à/au
Placement of when, which, what
Before the verb
I am in the middle of something
En train de > infinitive
To think about something
Penser à…penser souvent/beaucoup à
Order someone to do something
Assieds-toi!
Asseyez-vous!
When to use c’est or il est
C’est > un or ma before noun
C’est ma sœur
Il est > adjective after noun
Il est danseur
We, they, y’all:
Attendre, entendre, vendre
Nous attendons
Vous entendrez
Ils vendent
We, they, y’all:
Apprendre, comprendre, prendre
Nous apprenons
Vous comprenez
Ils prennent
Distance or direction to something
À + distance/direction + de
Au sud de musée
À dix mètre de porte
I want some of them
I want ten of them
‘of them’
En before verb if noun preceded by de
J’en veux
J’en veux dix/beaucoup
When doing something to someone
I’m writing to her
Lui precedes verb (instead of la or le)
Je lui écris
Let’s go! (We go there!)
On y va!
Allons-y!
Order of: the (it/those), him/her, them/their, me/you/he/us
The comes before him/her/them
Me/you/us comes before the
Je la lui montres
Je te le montres