Devoir vs Falloir
Devoir and falloir are fairly synonymous, but these two French verbs are not interchangeable. Their meanings are slightly different, and they each have additional meanings, depending on how they're used. Grammar Lessons
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Devoir and falloir are fairly synonymous, but these two French verbs are not interchangeable. Their meanings are slightly different, and they each have additional meanings, depending on how they're used. B1 - Intermediate French • verbs
Dire – Écrire – Lire Conjugation Pattern
In the present tense, the irregular -re verbs dire (to say, tell), écrire (to write), and lire (to read) are conjugated mostly according to the same pattern. A1 - Beginning French • conjugation lessons
Dire – to say, to tell
Dire is one of the most common and useful French verbs and has irregular conjugations. It literally means "to say" or "to tell," and is also found in many idiomatic expressions. Direct Objects
A direct object is a noun, whether person or thing, that someone or something acts upon or does something to. In both French and English, direct objects are often replaced with direct object pronouns (COD): me, te, le, la, nous, vous, les. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • pronouns • word order
Direct vs Indirect Objects
Direct objects and indirect objects can be tricky to understand and use, but it's essential to know the difference in order to speak and write French correctly. Here are some tips to help you figure out which type of object you're dealing with. B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • prepositions • pronouns
Dont – Relative Pronoun
The relative pronoun dont replaces the preposition de plus a person or thing and serves as the object of a relative clause. Depending on the context, dont has a number of possible translations.
Dormir – Partir – Sortir Conjugation Pattern
In the present tense, the irregular -ir verbs dormir (to sleep), partir (to leave), and sortir (to go out) are conjugated according to the same pattern. A1 - Beginning French • conjugation lessons
Double Negatives
In English, two negatives are said to make a positive: that is, they cancel one another out, and this is grammatically unacceptable. In French, however, négation double is alive and well. Two negatives sometimes make a positive, while other times they combine to make the negation stronger or more specific. Double Pronoun Order
Sometimes one pronoun just isn't enough. A sentence might need both a direct and indirect object, or a reflexive pronoun as well as an adverbial. When this happens, word order becomes an issue: how do you know which pronoun to place first? It's actually pretty easy, once you learn the rules. B1 - Intermediate French • pronouns • word order
Elle and elles
The French pronouns elle and elles are both two different types of pronouns. Emphatic Coordinating Conjunctions
Some coordinating conjunctions are used in pairs or multiples to emphasize the connection between two or more grammatically equivalent words or phrases. These emphatic coordinating conjunctions, aka correlative conjunctions, might connect adjectives, nouns, adverbs, verbs, or even independent clauses. En
The preposition en can be summarized as "to or in," but it's a bit more complicated than that. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • prepositions
En – Adverbial Pronoun
The adverbial pronoun en can replace a quantity, a place, or the object of the preposition de. This little word has many possible translations. adverbs • B1 - Intermediate French • pronouns
En – preposition, pronoun, and more
It consists of just two letters, yet the French word en has three distinct areas of meaning/usage and four different pronunciations. Here's everything you need to know about en. B2 - Upper-Intermediate French • French Abbreviations - Acronyms - Apocopes • prepositions • pronouns
Encore
Encore is a French adverb of frequency with several different meanings, including again, another, more, and even. 
In English, we say that the vowels are "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y." The last couple of words hint at one of the keys to understanding pronunciation: a vowel is not so much a letter as the sound represented by a letter or combination of letters.
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Jouer is a regular -er French verb that can be a bit confusing when it comes time to decide which preposition should follow. Here's everything you need to know.