Rules Flashcards

1
Q

In cities vs countries

A

Á with cities, en with counties (most)

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2
Q

Possessive rule

A

Just de (no “the”)

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3
Q

Using THE

A

Specific objects
General facts
Countries
Likes
Time of day
Meals

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4
Q

my your his/her before feminine subject starting with vowel

A

mon ton son

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5
Q

Telling time

A

Il est…heures…. et demi/quart, moins quart

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6
Q

When to use de la/du/des

A

Uncountable objects/volume

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7
Q

Using THE with preferences

A

….some the…amount

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8
Q

Possessive with body parts, like teeth or hair

A

Les dents, les cheveux

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9
Q

Tell someone to do something

A

Drop tu/vous
Infinitives drop S

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10
Q

Negative sentences (I don’t…)

A

Drop all but de

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11
Q

To play an instrument

A

Jouer de la/du

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12
Q

To play a sport

A

Jouer à/au

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13
Q

Placement of when, which, what

A

Before the verb

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14
Q

I am in the middle of something

A

En train de > infinitive

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15
Q

To think about something

A

Penser à…penser souvent/beaucoup à

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16
Q

Order someone to do something

A

Assieds-toi!
Asseyez-vous!

17
Q

When to use c’est or il est

A

C’est > un or ma before noun
C’est ma sœur
Il est > adjective after noun
Il est danseur

18
Q

We, they, y’all:
Attendre, entendre, vendre

A

Nous attendons
Vous entendrez
Ils vendent

19
Q

We, they, y’all:
Apprendre, comprendre, prendre

A

Nous apprenons
Vous comprenez
Ils prennent

20
Q

Distance or direction to something

A

À + distance/direction + de
Au sud de musée
À dix mètre de porte

21
Q

I want some of them
I want ten of them
‘of them’

A

En before verb if noun preceded by de
J’en veux
J’en veux dix/beaucoup

22
Q

When doing something to someone
I’m writing to her

A

Lui precedes verb (instead of la or le)
Je lui écris

23
Q

Let’s go! (We go there!)

A

On y va!
Allons-y!

24
Q

Order of: the (it/those), him/her, them/their, me/you/he/us

A

The comes before him/her/them
Me/you/us comes before the

Je la lui montres
Je te le montres

25
Q

Does he/she have?

A

A-t-il, a-t-elle

26
Q

To earn money
To earn a living
To win a prize

A

Gagner de l’argent
Gagner une vie
Gagner un prix

27
Q

We are meeting up with each other

A

On se retrouve
Nous nous retrouvons

28
Q

Immediate past (I just did something)

A

Venir de (infinitive)
Je viens de faire quelque chose

29
Q

Perfect past (I bought something)

A

Avoir + infinitive (-er + é)
J’ai acheté quelque chose

30
Q

Perfect past with many verbs ending in ‘ir’
Or many -re verbs

A

Verb ends in i, u, is
J’ai choisi
J’ai vu
J’ai appris

31
Q

Imperfect past (used to be/was something)
Plural ?

A

-ais or -ait ending in verb, plural +i
J’aimais t’aimais s’aimait
Vous aimiez, nous aimions, elles aimaient

32
Q

Past movement or change in being

A

Être + é/u/i + gender & number
Je suis arrivé
Elles sont arrivées
Je suis venu

33
Q

Something in the north
Something to the north/at the front

A

Il y a quelque chose dans le nord
Il y a quelque chose au sud/ à l’avant

34
Q

If i command you to do something to yourself

A

Drop the s
Lève toi!

35
Q

Commands about actions toward other things, other people

A

Drop the s, use la le les
Achète-les!
Appelle-la!
Negative: ne les achète pas

36
Q

Adjectives that come before plural noun

A

De instead of des

37
Q

Qui rule

A

Means who in questions
When not a question, it can mean what