#french grammar

[lafilledanslaville]

Une ressource pour la compréhension orale !

Si vous êtes comme moi, trouver des moyens de pratiquer la compréhension orale est difficile puisque la plupart des ressources sont trop faciles, mais les vrais médias français sont parfois trop difficiles… mais j’ai trouvé une ressource que j’aime bien !

C’est « French with Panache » qui est sur Spotify et YouTube (et sur autres plateformes). J’aime beaucoup la vitesse, le vocabulaire, et le contenu.

J’espère que vous trouverez cette ressource utile !

[lereadinggrinch]

I’m currently writing a little hollanov series where Shane explains French grammar to Ilya. I’m mostly doing it as revision for myself, but would any French learners actually be interested in that?

I’m definitely going to finish it either way, I’m just not sure if I should post it because it’s literally just French grammar disguised as fanfic lol

[nico-flo]

when ppl say "allo" as in "not aspec" im like. hello?? why is "hello" the opposite of aspec

[bngrc]

Teaching French to English Speakers:

French lesson: The word "sur" means "on" English speaker: Okay. French lesson: For example, 　The vase is [on] the table. 　The house is [on] the right. 　I read this book [on] his recommendation. 　Bring me the file [on] copyright licensing. English speaker: Right. Got it. "Sur" means "on."

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Teaching French to Chinese speakers:

French lesson: The word "sur" means "on." Chinese speaker: Okay. French lesson: For example, 　The vase is [on] the table Chinese speaker: Right. Got it. "Sur" means "on." French lesson: The word "sur" also means "towards." Chinese speaker: Eh? French lesson: For example, 　The house is [towards] the right. Chinese speaker: Oh...kay. French lesson: The word "sur" also means "because of." Chinese speaker: What? H..how? What? French lesson: For example, 　I read this book [because of] his recommendation. Chinese speaker: Why does this one word mean all these things? Don't y'all have any other words? French lesson: The word "sur" also means "containing information pertaining to." Chinese speaker: Stop fucking around with me. French lesson: For example, 　Bring me the file [containing information pertaining to] copyright licensing. Chinese speaker: What the fuck is wrong with this language?

[flashyfrench]

Beaucoup vs. Très

If you write things like "Elle est beaucoup belle", let me explain why that's incorrect, and what to write instead.

"Beaucoup" cannot be used to modify adjectives. "Belle" = adjective Beaucoup also means "a lot", not "very". Instead, to modify an adjective, use "très" (very) or "trop" (too much - if you want to sound more informal). -> Elle est très/trop belle.

So then when should you use "beaucoup"? You can use it to modify verbs: -> Je dors beaucoup (I sleep a lot)

In compound tenses, place the adverb between the auxiliary and the past participle: -> J'ai beaucoup dormi (I slept a lot)

You can also use it to modify nouns and express quantity (a lot of) if you add the preposition "de" next to "beaucoup". -> Je veux beaucoup de frites. (I want a lot of fries) -> Il a beaucoup d'allergies. (He has a lot of allergies)

Wanna practice? Complete these sentences: "Son pantalon est ___ long ___." "Les parents ont ___ patience ___." "Tu ___ travailles ___."

[er-cryptid]

Venir Conjugation

Je viens = I come

Tu viens = You come

Il vient = He comes

Elle vient = She comes

Nous venons = We come

Vous venez = You come (plural or formal)

Ils viennent = They come (masculine)

Elles viennent = They come (feminine)

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[lucile-frenchfornerds]

Why is French so hard to learn???

That's something I'm often asked! Truth is, it kind of depends on what your first language is, but French has some ever-existing difficulties:

The spoken and written French are different. That's super important to understand: they answer to different rules.

Pronunciation is often a hard sport too: whether it's the "r", the nasal sounds or the intonation - not to mention the spelling/pronuncing differences

We're known to have a lot of tenses

But the thing is, these difficulties get really easier when you understand the underlying principles of french, like

the laziness principle (get that sentence over asap)

or how the tenses go by two (one focusing on the verb itself - simple tenses, and one focusing on the result of the verb - composed tenses)

or how for conjugation, "nous" and "vous" are always the ones deviating from the others

Truth is, French is based on systems. Yeah we do have lots of exceptions, but that's because we're chaotic :)

[parisien-officiel]

Accord rules to conjugate verbs:

The subject-verb accord, if the subject is in plural, the verb is in plural, if the subject is in singular, the verb is in singular

Example:

Les chiens nagent en mer (plural)

Le chien nage en mer (singular)

THE ONLY TWO RULES TO NOT CONJUGATE THE VERB:

2. When two verbs follow eachother, the second one isnt conjugated

Example: J'aime nager en mer (also: if you add an adverb in the middle, it doesnt change the rule)

3. After prepositions, the verb is not conjugated

Example: Elle a fini de manger

Note, prepositions are: à, de, pour, sans, par, en, avec, sur, dans (a memo techinc way i learnt is: à 2% par an avec Surdent but ignore that if its not helpful)

THIS IS THE ONLY TWO REASONS AS TO WHY A VERB SHOULDNT BE CONJUGATED

And see this post to know what are the different forms of infinitive

4. After l'auxilliaire AVOIR (to have), we put the past participle, that doesnt conjugate with the subject

Example: Elle a oublié sa trousse.

Here, its not conjugated because its just an é, if it was a to be auxilliaire (être), it would have been ée, the extra e since its elle, which is feminine

BUT THERES AN EXCEPTION:

4.5: When the COD is before the auxilliaire avoir (to have), we conjugate the past participle with the subject NO WITH THE COD

Example: Les photos que j'ai faites sont réussies. Traduction: The photos that I have took are good.

What is a COD, you ask? Well it stands for "Complement d'Object Directe, and you find it by answering the question Subject + Verb + quoi (what)? So, here, I is the subject, and took the verb, I have took what? The photos, so the photos is the COD and since its before "have" we accord the past participle to it

END OF THE EXCEPTION:

5. After l'auxilliaire être (to be), the past participle is accorded to the genre and number of the subject

Example:

Les filles étaient fatiguées.

BUT THERES ALSO AN EXCEPTION (lol tell me you dont hate french now)

What happens if your phrase has no auxilliaire...?

5.5: When theres no auxilliaire, you try to add the être (to be)

Example: Les parents énervés nous promettaient des punitions

If you can say it, you put the past participle "Les parents étaient énervés" and you conjugate, its called a past participle adjective.

If you cant say it, you put the conjugated verb "Les parents nous étaient promettaient des punitions"

And thats it!! If you feel to information crushed and hopeless, know that i, as a native french, learnt this at 11, and im now older yet i still pratice and learn these!! French is hard, and even the natives struggle, so theres absolutely no pressure to be great at it!!

Hack if you stayed this long: Dont wanna learn all that?, then ill give a hack that nearly always works and that i use daily, of course, these are still important! SO the hack is, you take a verb of the 3rd group, (see this post to know what are the groups) like vendre (sell) or prendre (take) and at every sentence after the auxilliaire you apply it:

Ex: Elle a oublié sa trousse in your head you can say Elle a VENDU sa trousse, and since its VENDU its in an "é" form, not a "er" or conjugated

Idk if that made sense but try it out with all the examples ifw!! If its VENDU its an "é" form, if its VENDRE its an infinitive form, if its VENDAIT/S/ENT or wtv its a conjugated form

PROOF THAT I DID LEARN THIS AT 11 AND STILL DO NOW: (its the exact thing here, just explained and traznslated)