Impersonal Verbs
Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated for different grammatical persons. But some verbs are used impersonally, meaning they have only one conjugation, the third person singular. Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated for different grammatical persons. But some verbs are used impersonally, meaning they have only one conjugation, the third person singular. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • indefinition • verbs
To Make
Faire is one of the first French verbs students learn, along with its most common English counterparts: "to do" and "to make." While "make" seems straightforward enough, in reality it has a number of different meanings and uses, many of which have completely different French translations. Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner express how the action of a verb occurs. In English, the vast majority of adverbs of manner end in -ly, whereas in French, they mostly end in -ment. They are usually created from adjectives. A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adjectives • adverbs • suffixes
Prendre soin de
People
Passive Infinitive
As its name so usefully suggests, the passive infinitive construction is used when the infinitive has a passive role, rather than an active one, as in livres à vendre - "books for sale." prepositions • tenses moods voices
XC
The letter combination xc has two possible French pronunciations. Pick-Up Lines
Expressions with Parts of the Body
Lequel – Relative Pronoun
As a relative pronoun, lequel replaces an indirect object after a preposition. Comparative Adverbs
Comparative adverbs are used to compare the relative superiority or inferiority of two or more things. This superior lesson will keep you from getting an inferiority complex. ;-) A2 - Low-Intermediate French • adverbs
Vieux métiers
Survenir – to occur, take place; to arise, arrive unexpectedly
Simple and compound conjugations for the irregular French verb survenir.
Salir – to make dirty; to soil, sully, tarnish
Simple and compound conjugations for the regular -ir French verb salir.
Transférer – to transfer
Simple and compound conjugations for the stem-changing French verb transférer.