If you’ve ever studied French, you may have wondered why the word for “la table” is feminine, while “le sofa” is masculine. The concept of French noun gender can be baffling for English speakers, which Keep reading...
Negation in French: The basics of Ne Pas
Negation is an important tool in every language, and negation in French is no exception. At its core, negation expresses the opposite of a positive or affirmative statement. This fundamental piece of language allows speakers Keep reading...
Dont in French: How to use this French relative pronoun
Correctly using dont in French is one of the skills that will make you sound more fluent in the language. However, dont is often considered one of the trickiest French relative pronouns. What’s more, given that the French relative pronouns don’t Keep reading...
French Relative Pronouns: How and when to use Les Pronoms Relatifs
The more you’ll progress in your knowledge of the French language, the more you’ll need to make complex sentences. This is when French relative pronouns get involved! Qui, que, dont, où, and lequel: You’ve probably heard these small Keep reading...
The French Passive Voice: A full guide to La Voix Passive
Whether in French or in English, we use the passive voice when we want to talk about what happened without necessarily putting the emphasis on who carried out the action. In this post we’ll cover everything Keep reading...
Venir French Conjugation: How to use the French verb for To Come
Venez nombreux (come one, come all!) to learn about the French verb venir! This verb is one of the most frequently used irregular verbs in the language and has a few different uses. It’s commonly translated as to come. Keep reading...
Le Conditionnel: How and when to use the French conditional mood
Life is full of uncertainties! This is precisely why you can be sure of one thing: you will often use le conditionnel in French. Usually translated to English using would, could, and should, the conditional is a French Keep reading...
French demonstrative pronouns: celui, celle, ceux, celles, ce, ceci, cela
Demonstrative pronouns are an essential part of the French language that help us avoid repetition by replacing nouns with more concise words. In this post we will look at the different categories of French demonstrative Keep reading...
Past Participle French: A full guide to Le Participe Passé
The French past participle, called le participe passé, is an essential verb form that you will come across all the time in the French language. Past participle French is pretty similar to its English counterpart, where the Keep reading...
French stressed pronouns: Mastering moi, toi, lui, elle, soi, nous, vous, eux, elles
Are you having trouble grasping the French stressed pronouns? Between all the other French pronouns that exist, it can seem quite a challenge to master yet another category. But don’t worry! Here in this post, Keep reading...