French language Words and expressions
Osez le français !
2018
Sous-titres : Français Espagnol Roumain Anglais Allemand Arabe
So why put an s at the end of "chaussettes rouges" but not for "chaussettes orange"? Who decides that you need a hyphen and an apostrophe when you write "va-t'en"? Why does the adjective "demi" only agree when it is placed after a noun, and not before? It's all so confusing! The French language sometimes seems so complex that it would be easy to simply give up. The web series "Osez le Français" is here to help you!
French language | Words and expressions
Episode 1
0 min
"Demi", "demie" or "demis"
Why, in French, do we write the "demi" without an "e" in "une demi-heure" but with an "e" in "une heure et demie"? And it gets even more complicated in the plural! We explain how to write "demi" correctly.
Episode 2
1 min
The plural of colour adjectives
Why, in French, do some colour adjectives take an "s" in the plural and others not? And what do we do in the case of adjectives made up of more than one colour?
Episode 3
1 min
Writing numbers correctly
Should we put an "s" at the end of "cent" or "vingt"? And how should we write "mille" in the plural? We explain how to write numbers correctly in French.
Episode 4
1 min
Past participle agreements
Is the auxiliary verb "être" or "avoir"? And should the direct object come before or after the verb? Should the past participle agree with the subject or the direct object? We explain all about French past participle agreements.
Episode 5
1 min
The plural of compound words
What are the rules for pluralizing compound words? Do all compound words take the plural or just some? We explain how to pluralize compound words.
So why put an s at the end of "chaussettes rouges" but not for "chaussettes orange"? Who decides that you need a hyphen and an apostrophe when you write "va-t'en"? Why does the adjective "demi" only agree when it is placed after a noun, and not before? It's all so confusing! The French language sometimes seems so complex that it would be easy to simply give up. The web series "Osez le Français" is here to help you!
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