French tonic (stressed/disjunctive) pronouns are used to emphasise a person, stand alone in short answers, appear after prepositions, and follow c’est/ce sont; the core forms are: moi, toi, lui, elle, soi, nous, vous, eux, elles. Overview and Forms The function...
Demonstrative pronouns are words that replace a noun that has already been mentioned or is obvious from the context. In English, they are equivalent to this one, that one, these, those. Instead of repeating a noun, French uses demonstrative pronouns...
The subjunctive in French is not a tense but a mood. It doesn’t tell when something happens (like past, present, future), but rather the attitude of the speaker. The subjunctive is used when something is uncertain, subjective, desired, or emotional....
The conditional present (le conditionnel présent) is a verb form used to express actions that are dependent on a condition or hypothetical situations. It is also used for politeness, wishes, and to talk about possibilities. Examples: Formation of the Conditional...
Adverbs in French are words that modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. They tell us how, when, where, or to what degree something happens. Examples: What adverbs do Common Adverbs You will find the complete list of adverbs...
The comparative in French is a structure used to compare two elements and express whether one has more, less, or the same degree of a quality or quantity as the other. It contrasts with the superlative (The Superlative in French),...
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In French, similar to English past tense vs. past continuous, we have imparfait and passe compose where both are past tenses, but they serve different roles in storytelling. Imparfait which is used for setting background, descriptions, repeated/habitual actions, states of...
The superlative in French is a structure used to express that something has the highest or lowest degree of a quality within a group. It contrasts with the comparative, which only compares two elements. The Comparative in French Core patterns...
In this post, we will dive into another type of relative pronouns: compound relative pronouns (lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles). These pronouns are used after a preposition and must agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.
Before you dive into the topic of COI it is advisable to go through the Complément D’Objet Direct (COD). COI stands for Complément d’Objet Indirect (Indirect Object Complement) in French grammar. It refers to the part of the sentence that...
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