In this post we’re covering a handful of related topics that all revolve around numbers. Let’s think of today’s post as a lesson on all the number words in French. This post is clearly a Keep reading...
French reflexive pronouns: An easy guide to Me Te Se Nous Vous Se
French reflexive pronouns are used whenever someone performs an action on themself. The equivalents in English generally end in -self, such as myself, yourself, or ourselves. In French, the third-person reflexive pronoun se is also often used Keep reading...
Quel definition: Understanding all the forms of Quel in French
Quel in French is one of the fundamental words that learners get to know early on. At first glance, our French quel is just a question word meaning which, right? That’s certainly the easiest quel definition we can Keep reading...
Plurals in French: A full guide on how to form le pluriel en français
How do we form plurals in French? Often it’s as simple as adding an -s, just like you do in English. Words with certain endings, however, have different rules for forming their French plurals. So which Keep reading...
Le plus-que-parfait: The French tense that’s more than perfect
Le plus-que-parfait… quite literally, the tense that’s more than perfect! All about actions or situations that took place before another past action, this tense actually goes by two names in English: the pluperfect and the past Keep reading...
When to use passé composé vs imparfait: A full guide
Every French learner will have to know when and how to use the two most common French past tenses: the passé composé and the imparfait. These aren’t the only French past tenses, but they’re by far Keep reading...
French Indirect Object Pronouns: A How-to Guide
French indirect object pronouns are essential for fluent conversation and writing. They are used to replace the nouns that receive the action indirectly in a sentence. This guide will help you understand and use French Keep reading...
Qu’est-ce que c’est: What is this in French?
Though it may look like and sound like a tongue twister at first, the French expression qu’est-ce que c’est is a useful and versatile tool to have in your vocabulary. This French question seamlessly integrates Keep reading...
French Être verbs: A full guide to the verbs of movement
In French, we need to choose between two auxiliary verbs when conjugating in the compound tenses. While most verbs use avoir, a distinct group of verbs, loosely known as the French verbs of movement, take the Keep reading...
Voir Conjugation: Every tense for Voir and its derivatives
Voir, the French verb for to see, is one of the most important verbs in the language, so it’s vital to know how to conjugate it properly. Since voir is an irregular verb, several of its Keep reading...