Category: French grammar tips

‘Devoir’ can be used in conditional sentences to express obligation or probability. For example, ‘Je devrais partir’ means ‘I should leave’. ‘Devoir’ peut être utilisé dans des phrases conditionnelles pour…

‘Peut-être’ means ‘maybe’ or ‘perhaps’ in French. It’s often used at the beginning of a sentence, but it can also be used mid-sentence. For example, ‘Peut-être que tu as raison’…

‘Jamais’ typically means ‘never’ in negative sentences, but it can also mean ‘ever’ in positive contexts. For example, ‘Je ne mens jamais’ (I never lie) vs. ‘As-tu jamais vu ça?’…

‘Si’ is used to introduce hypothetical situations in French. For example, ‘Si j’étais riche’ means ‘If I were rich’. ‘Si’ est utilisé pour introduire des situations hypothétiques en français. Par…

‘Encore’ is used in French to mean ‘again’ or ‘still’. For example, ‘Voulez-vous encore du café?’ means ‘Would you like more coffee?’ or ‘Do you still want coffee?’. ‘Encore’ est…

‘Personne’ can be used as a negative pronoun in French, meaning ‘nobody’ or ‘no one’. For example, ‘Je ne vois personne’ means ‘I see nobody’. ‘Personne’ peut être utilisé comme…

‘Quel’ is used in exclamations to express surprise or admiration, similar to ‘What a…!’ in English. For example, ‘Quelle belle journée!’ means ‘What a beautiful day!’. ‘Quel’ est utilisé dans…

‘Rien’ means ‘nothing’ in French and is used to negate the presence of anything. For example, ‘Je ne vois rien’ means ‘I see nothing’. ‘Rien’ signifie ‘nothing’ en français et…

‘Bien’ is used as an adverb to describe how something is done, while ‘Bon’ is an adjective used to describe a noun. For example, ‘C’est bien’ (It’s good/well done) vs.…

The expression ‘être sûr(e) que’ is used to express certainty about something. For instance, ‘Je suis sûr qu’il viendra’ means ‘I am sure that he will come’. L’expression ‘être sûr(e)…

‘Qui’ is used as a relative pronoun in French, functioning as the subject of the verb in the relative clause. For example, ‘L’homme qui parle’ means ‘The man who is…

In French, ‘en’ can be used to express the duration it takes to complete an action. For instance, ‘Je peux le faire en une heure’ means ‘I can do it…