{"id":19895,"date":"2013-11-24T13:55:39","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T12:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=19895"},"modified":"2017-10-20T15:56:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T13:56:12","slug":"classical-french-grammar-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/classical-french-grammar-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical French Grammar 101!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve already covered tougher topics in French grammar, not the least of which was\u00a0le<\/strong> subjonctif<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Today, we invite you to\u00a0Review with us\u00a0les<\/strong> bases<\/strong><\/em>…<\/p>\n

It sure\u00a0doesn’t get more “classical” in French grammar than the subject of\u00a0les classes grammaticales<\/strong><\/em> (Grammatical Classes.)<\/p>\n

In French, as in any other language,\u00a0in order to fully\u00a0grasp\u00a0the meaning of a sentence, it is\u00a0essential\u00a0to determine the function of each one of its\u00a0words:<\/p>\n

Is it\u00a0un\u00a0verbe <\/em><\/strong>(a verb)?<\/p>\n

Is it\u00a0un nom <\/em><\/strong>(a noun)?<\/p>\n

Is it perhaps un adjectif <\/em><\/strong>(an adjective)?<\/p>\n

Could it be\u00a0un<\/strong> d\u00e9terminant <\/strong><\/em>(a determiner)?<\/p>\n

If not, maybe\u00a0un<\/strong>\u00a0pronom <\/strong><\/em>(a pronoun)?<\/p>\n

A conjonction <\/strong><\/em>(conjunction)?<\/p>\n

Une pr\u00e9position <\/em><\/em><\/strong>(a preposition)?<\/p>\n

Possibly\u00a0une interjection!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We’ll take a close look to each one these gramamtical classes to help you answer these questions, so that you get a better chance understanding French sentences.<\/p>\n

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Les classes grammaticales<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/caption>\n

Grammatical Class<\/strong><\/em><\/th>\nThe Function<\/strong><\/em><\/th>\nThe Agreement<\/strong><\/th>\nA Few Examples<\/strong><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Le verbe\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Verb)<\/td>\nLe verbe <\/em><\/strong>is all about l’action.<\/strong><\/em>L’action<\/strong><\/em> made by whom?By le sujet <\/em><\/strong>(the subject) of course!<\/td>\nHow\u00a0do we\u00a0conjugate\u00a0un verbe<\/em><\/strong>? It’s le temps de l’action <\/em><\/strong>(the time of the action) that determines the conjugaison<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n\u00catre,\u00a0avoir<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, aimer<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>(to love, to like), croire <\/a><\/em><\/strong>(to believe), pardonner <\/a><\/strong>(to forgive),comprendre<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(to understand), pouvoir<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>(to be able)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le Nom\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(Noun)<\/td>\nA noun can be une id\u00e9e<\/em> abstraite <\/strong><\/em>(an abstract idea), une personne<\/em><\/strong>, un animal<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0or un objet <\/em><\/strong>(an object), etc.<\/td>\nL’accord <\/strong><\/em>(the agreement) of the le nom <\/em><\/strong>occurs with l’adjectif, le d\u00e9terminant<\/em><\/strong>, le pronom, <\/em><\/strong>and le verbe<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nCr\u00eapes<\/a>, po\u00e8me<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/a>, festival<\/a>, op\u00e9<\/em><\/em>ra<\/a>, Paris<\/a>,\u00a0folklore<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le d\u00e9terminant<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/strong>(Determiner)<\/td>\nUsed with un nom <\/strong><\/em>(a name), the determiner provides more specific information on it, such as le nombre <\/em><\/strong>(the number),\u00a0and le genre <\/strong><\/em>(gender)<\/td>\nL’accord <\/em><\/strong>(the agreement) happens with le nom <\/strong><\/em>which it determines<\/td>\nUn, une, des; le, la, les; ce\/cet, cette; mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa; etc.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L’adjectif<\/em><\/strong><\/em>(Adjective)<\/td>\nTied to le nom, <\/strong><\/em>it helps to express its quality, a relationship, etc.<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Just like with the determiner, the adjective agrees with le nom <\/em><\/strong>which it serves to qualify<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\nFantastique, illustre, difficile, fabuleux, sympathique, etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Le pronom<\/em><\/strong>(Pronoun)<\/td>\nMostly to avoid repetition,\u00a0a pronom <\/strong><\/em>(pronoun) can replace un pronom <\/strong><\/em>(a pronoun) or un adjectif<\/strong> <\/em>(adjective)<\/td>\nThe agreement is in gender and number<\/td>\nJe, tu, il\/elle, nous, vous, ils\/elles, on, le mien, le leur,<\/em> celle-ci, celui, tout, lequel, qui<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L’adverbe<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nAn invariable that modifies the sense of d’autres mots <\/strong><\/em>(of other words)<\/td>\nLes adverbes <\/strong><\/em>are invariable,\u00a0so no accord<\/em> <\/strong>(agreement) in this case(agreement)<\/td>\nBeaucoup, tr\u00e8s,<\/em> heureusement, devant, peu, tellement,\u00a0assez, parfois<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La conjonction<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\nAs the word conjonction <\/strong><\/em>indicates, its function is to link two words or two sentences<\/td>\nAlso invariable, and therefore has no\u00a0accord<\/em> <\/strong>(agreement)<\/td>\nMais, ou, et, donc, or, ni, car, que, puis, si, n\u00e9anmoins, comme, parce que, puisque<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La pr\u00e9position <\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

L’interjection<\/td>\n

A pr\u00e9position <\/em><\/strong>aims at introducing un compl\u00e9ment\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/em>\"\"<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n\n

Invariable<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Invariable<\/p>\n

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Dans, sur, contre, \u00e0, sauf, avec, dans, de, depuis, avant, sans, vers, pour<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

A\u00efe ! Plouf! Eh! Ah!\u00a0Splash! Bong!<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

We’ve already covered tougher topics in French grammar, not the least of which was\u00a0le subjonctif. Today, we invite you to\u00a0Review with us\u00a0les bases… It sure\u00a0doesn’t get more “classical” in French grammar than the subject of\u00a0les classes grammaticales (Grammatical Classes.) In French, as in any other language,\u00a0in order to fully\u00a0grasp\u00a0the meaning of a sentence, it is\u00a0essential\u00a0to…<\/p>\n

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