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Grammar · À and de
The preposition à can indicate a destination, a location, a characteristic, measurement, a point in time, and purpose.
When le follows à, the à and le combine into au. Similarly, à and les combine into aux.
The preposition de can indicate an origin, contents, possession, cause, and manner.
When le follows de, the de and le combine into du. Similarly, de and les combine into des.
Vocabulary · Leisure activities · Les loisirs
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| le cinéma |  /si.ne.ma/ |
cinema | |||
| la musique | /myzik/ |
music | |||
| le spectacle | /spɛk.takl/ |
show | |||
| le théâtre | /te.atʁ/ |
the theater | |||
| la danse | /dɑ̃s/ |
dance | |||
| le sport | /spɔʁ/ |
sport | |||
Grammar · -tir verbs
The following verbs are all conjugated irregularly, in the same way.
To leave · Partir
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| partir ( /paʁ.tiʁ/ (pahr-teer)) |
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| je | pars | /paʁ/ (pahr) |
I | leave | nous | partons | /paʁ.tɔ̃/ (pahr-toh(n)) | we | leave |
| tu | pars | /paʁ/ (pahr) |
you | leave | vous | partez | /paʁ.te/ (pahr-tay) | you | leave |
| il | part | /paʁ/ (pahr) |
he | leaves | ils | partent | /paʁt/ (pahrt) | they | leave |
| elle | part | she | leaves | elles | partent | ||||
| on | part | one | leaves | ||||||
| past participle: parti(e)(s) ( /paʁ.ti/ (pahr-tee)) |
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The verbs repartir (/ʁǝ.paʁ.tiʁ/ (ruh-pahr-teer), meaning to leave for where one came from or to restart is conjugated in the same way as partir.
Répartir ( /ʁe.paʁ.tiʁ/ (ray-pahr-teer)), meaning to distribute or to forward, is conjugated in the regular second group pattern (see the conjugation table).
To go out · Sortir
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Present indicative verb
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to go out, to take out |
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| sortir ( /sɔʁ.tiʁ/ (sohr-teer)) |
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| je | sors | /sɔʁ/ (sohr) |
I | go out | nous | sortons | /sɔʁ.tɔ̃/ (sohr-toh(n)) | we | go out |
| tu | sors | /sɔʁ/ (sohr) |
you | go out | vous | sortez | /sɔʁ.te/ (sohr-tay) | you | go out |
| il | sort | /sɔʁ/ (sohr) |
he | goes out | ils | sortent | /sɔʁt/ (sohrt) | they | go out |
| elle | sort | she | goes out | elles | sortent | ||||
| on | sort | one | goes out | ||||||
| past participle: sorti(e)(s) ( /sɔʁ.ti/ (sohr-tee)) |
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The verb ressortir (/ʁǝ.sɔʁ.tiʁ/ (ruh-sohr-teer), meaning to go or come back out, to take back out, to emerge from, or to stand out, is conjugated in the same way as sortir.
Related expressions
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| à partir de | /a paʁ.tiʁ də/ | starting at, from […] onward supposing (that) |
À partir du règne de Louis le Gros, les communes ont commencé à être affranchies de la féodalité. À partir du troisième acte, l’intérêt de cette pièce va en s’affaiblissant. |
Starting with the reign of Louis the Fat, communes began to be incorporated into the feudal system. Starting in the third act, interest in this play starts to weaken. |
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| la sortie | /sɔʁ.ti/ |
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Supplementary vocabulary · All verbs
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| repentir | /ʁə.pɑ̃.tiʁ/ |
to repent | repen- | ||
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| mentir | /mɑ̃.tiʁ/ |
to lie | men- | ||
| démentir | /demɑ̃tiʁ/ | to contradict, to deny, to belie | démen- | ||
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| partir | /paʁ.tiʁ/ |
to leave | par- | ||
| repartir | /ʁǝ.paʁ.tiʁ/ | to leave for where one came from, to restart | repar- | ||
| répartir | /ʁe.paʁ.tiʁ/ |
to distribute, to forward | répar- | ||
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| sentir | /sɑ̃.tiʁ/ |
to feel, to taste, to smell | sen- | ||
| consentir | /kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ/ |
to consent | consen- | ||
| pressentir | /pʁɛ.sɑ̃.tiʁ/ | to foresee | pressen- | ||
| ressentir | /ʁəsɑ̃tiʁ/ |
to feel | ressen- | ||
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| sortir | /sɔʁ.tiʁ/ |
to go out, to take out | sor- | ||
| ressortir | /ʁǝ.sɔʁ.tiʁ/ | to go or come back out, to take back out | ressor- | ||
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| Il en ressort que […] | It follows from this that […] | ||||
| C'est une image qui ressort. | It's an image that stands out. | ||||
Vocabulary · Movies · Les films
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| le film | /film/ |
movie | |||
| les sous-titres | /su.titr/ | subtitles | |||
| l'acteur (m) l'actrice (f) |
/ak.tœʁ/ /ak.tʁis/ |
actor actress |
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| louer | /lwe/ |
to rent | |||
| la vidéo le DVD |
/vi.deo/ | video DVD |
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| le cinéma | /si.ne.ma/ |
the (movie) theater | |||
| la salle du cinéma | theater showing room | lit: room of the theater | |||
| la séance | /se.ɑ̃s/ |
showing | |||
| le guichet | /giʃɛ/ |
ticket window | |||
| la place le fauteuil |
/plas/ /fotœj/ |
seat/place to sit chair1 |
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| coûter | /ku.te/ |
to cost | |||
| jouer | /ʒwe/ |
to play | |||
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| le documentaire | documentary | ||||
| le film d’aventures | adventure movie | ||||
| le film d’horreur | horror film | ||||
| le film de science-fiction | sci-fi film | ||||
- 1Un fauteuil is the physical chair that one sits on. One would normally use "une place" whenever "a seat" is used in English.
- Prenez place ! - Take a seat! (very common expression. No article before place, you should not say Prenez la place)
Grammar · -enir verbs
-enir verbs are irregularly conjugated (they are not treated as regular -ir verbs).
To come · Venir
The most common -enir verb is venir, meaning to come.
When venir is used with the preposition de, it means to come from or to be from:
- Ces pommes viennent de l'Espagne. (These apples come from Spain.)
When venir de is used with a verb, it states that you have recently accomplished an action.
- Je viens de me réveiller. (I have just got up.)
Formation
In the present indicative, venir (and all other -enir verbs) is conjugated as follows:
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| venir ( /vǝ.niʁ/ (vuh-neer)) |
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| je | viens | /vjɛ̃/ (vyuha(n)) | I | come | nous | venons | /vǝ.nɔ̃/ (vuh-noh(n)) | we | come |
| tu | viens | /vjɛ̃/ (vyuha(n)) | you | come | vous | venez | /vǝ.ne/ (vuh-nay) | you | come |
| il | vient | /vjɛ̃/ (vyuha(n)) | he | comes | ils | viennent | /vjɛn/ (vyuhehn) | they | come |
| elle | vient | she | comes | elles | viennent | ||||
| on | vient | one | comes | ||||||
| past participle: venu(e)(s) ( /vǝ.ny/ (vuh-new)) | |||||||||
Supplementary vocabulary · All -enir verbs
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| venir | /vǝ.niʁ/ |
to come | |||
| revenir | /ʁǝ.vniʁ/ |
to come back, to return | |||
| devenir | /dǝv.niʁ/ |
to become | |||
| redevenir | /ʁǝ.dǝ.vniʁ/ |
to become again | |||
| appartenir (à) | /apaʁtəniʁ/ |
to belong to, to concern | |||
| contenir | /kɔ̃.tniʁ/ |
to contain, to hold | |||
| détenir | /det(ə)niʁ/ | to keep, to detain | |||
| retenir | /ʀətəniʀ/ |
to hold back, to retain, to uphold | |||
| se souvenir | /sə su.vniʁ/ | to remember | |||
| soutenir | /sut.niʁ/, /su.tə.niʁ/ |
to support | |||
| soutenir que | to maintain that | ||||
| tenir | /tǝniʀ/ |
to hold | |||
Supplementary examples
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| Je viens de finir mes devoirs. | I have just finished my homework. | ||||
Supplementary grammar · -é…er verbs
-é…er verbs are regular -er verbs, but are also stem changing.
Formation
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| suggérer ( /syɡ.ʒe.ʁe/ (sewg-zhay-ray)) |
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| je | suggère | /syɡ.ʒɛʁ/ (sewg-zhehr) | I | suggest | nous | suggérons | /syɡ.ʒe.ʁɔ̃/ (sewg-zhay-roh(n)) | we | suggest |
| tu | suggères | /syɡ.ʒɛʁ/ (sewg-zhehr) | you | suggest | vous | suggérez | /syɡ.ʒe.ʁe/ (sewg-zhay-ray) | you | suggest |
| il | suggère | /syɡ.ʒɛʁ/ (sewg-zhehr) | he | suggests | ils | suggèrent | /syɡ.ʒɛʁ/ (sewg-zhehr) | they | suggest |
| elle | suggère | she | suggests | elles | suggèrent | ||||
| on | suggère | one | suggests | ||||||
| past participle: suggéré ( /syɡ.ʒe.ʁe/ (sewg-zhay-ray)) | |||||||||
Other -é…er verbs
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| accélérer | /ak.se.le.ʁe/ |
to accelerate | |||
| céder | /se.de/ |
to yield | |||
| célébrer | [se.le.bʁe] |
to celebrate | |||
| espérer | /ɛspeʁe/ |
to hope | |||
| préférer | /pʁe.fe.ʁe/ |
to prefer | |||
| sécher | /se.ʃe/ |
to dry | |||
Examples
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| Elles suggèrent une démonstration de maquillage. | They suggest a cosmetic makeover. | ||||
| Son attitude suggère une dépression nerveuse imminente. | His attitude suggests an imminent nervous breakdown. | ||||