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Croire is one of the most common and useful French verbs and has irregular conjugations in most tenses and moods. Croire literally means "to believe," has somewhat varying meanings depending on the preposition used, and is found in many idiomatic expressions. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions • verbs
The preposition dans usually means "in," but as always there are exceptions. Dans can't be followed directly by a noun - it's always followed by some kind of determiner, such as an article or possessive adjective. A1 - Beginning French • prepositions
If you ever write letters, make plans, or request appointments, this lesson will be invaluable. There are a few little formulas to memorize in French, but otherwise, dates are very easy to talk about. A1 - Beginning French • lesson plans • travel French
The French preposition de is generally summarized as "of, from, or about," but it has quite a few more meanings and uses than that. A1 - Beginning French • prepositions
The preposition de can be very difficult for French students, even at advanced levels. Knowing whether to use du, de la, or des rather than just de can be a real challenge! This lesson is a detailed explanation of when to use the preposition de all by itself and when to use the indefinite article, partitive article, or de + definite article (which looks like the partitive - but isn't. Ugh!) 
When the French article des directly precedes an adjective, it is supposed to reduce to de. adjectives • articles • formalities • plurals
The French definite articles (le, la, l', les) indicate either a particular noun or, contrarily, the general sense of a noun. They're used similarly to their English counterpart "the," but there are many instances where a definite article is required in French but not English. A1 - Beginning French • agreement • articles • plurals
Demonstrative adjectives (this, that) are used to indicate a specific noun or nouns. In French, they must agree with the noun(s) in number and sometimes gender: ce, cette, cet, ces. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • agreement • demonstratives • quick tips
Demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle, ceux, celles) replace a specific noun that was mentioned previously. In French, they must agree with the noun(s) in number and gender. B1 - Intermediate French • demonstratives • pronouns
When talking about something that happened in the past, the correct verb tense isn't always enough - sometimes you need a temporal expression to state just when it happened. The most common French temporal expressions are depuis and il y a, and they are not interchangeable. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
Sometimes the choice between de and du, de la, des is simply a question of whether you're describing a noun or indicating a possessor. 
Determiners are a category of grammatical terms that includes articles, numbers, and non-qualifying adjectives. Unlike qualifying adjectives, determiners serve two functions: they introduce and modify nouns at the same time. adjectives • articles • B1 - Intermediate French
Devoir is a very common French verb with irregular conjugations and an unusual relationship to some of its English equivalents. It has several meanings related to obligation, supposition, and expectation. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • verbs
In the present tense, the irregular -ir verbs devoir (must), pouvoir (can), and vouloir (want) are conjugated according to a similar pattern. 
The French lessons and comprehension exercises on this site are ranked according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which describes six levels of language proficiency.
When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a vowel or h muet, that consonant might be transferred onto the next word. This is called a liaison and it's one of the aspects of French pronunciation that can make it difficult to determine where one word ends and the next begins.
Aller is one of the most common and important French verbs. It generally means "to go," is key to the near future construction, and is also found in many expressions. This issue of Lawless French à fond takes an in-depth look at going everywhere with aller.
The French Open is one of the most important tennis events of the year. Not only is it one of the four tournois du Grand Chelem (Grand Slam tournaments), Roland-Garros is the only tournament played on clay courts. But first things first: What is this tournament actually called?Bonjour !
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