Category: French grammar tips

‘Encore’ and ‘toujours’ both can mean ‘still’, but ‘encore’ is used more for repetition or continuation, while ‘toujours’ can imply permanence. For example, ‘Il est encore là’ (He is still…

‘Devoir’ is a verb used to express obligation or necessity, similar to ‘must’ or ‘have to’ in English. For example, ‘Je dois faire mes devoirs’ means ‘I must do my…

‘Quelque part’ means ‘somewhere’ in French and is used to refer to an unspecified location. For example, ‘J’ai laissé mes clés quelque part’ means ‘I left my keys somewhere’. ‘Quelque…

‘Trop’ means ‘too much’ or ‘too many’ and is used to express excess. For example, ‘Il y a trop de bruit’ means ‘There is too much noise’. ‘Trop’ signifie ‘too…

‘Quand même’ means ‘all the same’ or ‘anyway’ and is used to express persistence despite circumstances. For example, ‘Il pleut, mais je vais quand même sortir’ means ‘It is raining,…

‘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…

‘Dont’ is a relative pronoun used to link sentences, meaning ‘whose’, ‘of which’, or ‘about which’. For example, ‘C’est la personne dont je t’ai parlé’ means ‘This is the person…

‘En fait’ is a phrase used in French to mean ‘in fact’ or ‘actually’. It is used to correct or clarify a statement. For example, ‘En fait, je ne peux…

‘Presque’ means ‘almost’ and is used to indicate approximation. For example, ‘Il est presque midi’ means ‘It’s almost noon’. ‘Presque’ signifie ‘almost’ et est utilisé pour indiquer une approximation. Par…

‘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…

‘Ne…que’ is a construction in French that means ‘only’. It is used to restrict the scope of the verb. For instance, ‘Je ne mange que des fruits’ means ‘I only…

‘Plutôt’ is used in French to express a preference, similar to ‘rather’ or ‘instead’. For example, ‘Je préfère le thé plutôt que le café’ means ‘I prefer tea rather than…