{"id":26095,"date":"2017-02-27T22:49:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=26095"},"modified":"2018-03-23T12:28:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T11:28:02","slug":"what-are-the-french-parts-of-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/what-are-the-french-parts-of-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the French Parts of Speech?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most native English speakers are familiar with the eight or nine English parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, and articles). All English words fall into one of these general parts of speech.\u00a0Luckily, French follows the same basic organization of parts of speech that English does. Called\u00a0les classes de mots,\u00a0<\/em>French parts of speech are categorized as follows:<\/p>\n

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les noms<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nouns, or\u00a0les noms<\/em>, are one of the most important parts of a French phrase. As in English, French nouns identify a person, place, or thing. However, unlike in English, all French nouns have a gender. You can further divide French nouns into\u00a0les noms propres<\/em>, or proper nouns (names), and\u00a0les noms communs,\u00a0<\/em>or common nouns (general nouns).<\/p>\n

les d\u00e9terminants<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Determiners, or\u00a0les d\u00e9terminants<\/em>, consist of articles (les articles<\/em>)\u00a0and certain kinds of adjectives (les adjectifs non qualificatifs<\/em>). These words precede nouns and determine the gender and number of the noun that they modify.\u00a0Les articles\u00a0<\/em>include\u00a0le, la,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0les,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0les adjectifs\u00a0<\/em>include\u00a0words like\u00a0mon, ma, mes, ce, cette, ces.<\/em><\/p>\n

les adjectifs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As in English, adjectives modify nouns. In French, most adjectives follow the nouns that they modify although this depends on the adjective (For more about adjective word order in French see this post<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

les pronoms<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pronouns in French replace nouns, just as they do in English. French pronouns include\u00a0je, tu, il\/elle\/on, vous, nous,<\/em>\u00a0and ils\/elles<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

les verbes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbs are another integral part of speech in each French sentence. They must always be conjugated to match with the person or thing (noun) that is performing the action. In French, verbs also change based on gender, number, tense, mood,<\/a> and voice.<\/p>\n

Lles adverbes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb. In French, adverbs do not change based on gender or number and are typically recognizable by the ending –ment.\u00a0<\/em>Check out this post <\/a>for more information about French adverbs.<\/p>\n

les pr\u00e9positions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Like adverbs, French prepositions are invariable, which means that they do not change based on gender or number. This makes them, along with adverbs, an easier part of speech to use in French. Prepositions link nouns and phrases to other parts of a sentence. They include words like\u00a0apr\u00e8s, \u00e0,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0chez,\u00a0<\/em>among others.<\/p>\n

…and finally…<\/p>\n

Les conjonctions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Conjunctions in French are also invariable. As in English, conjunctions are words that link a group of words together. Conjunctions in French include\u00a0et, car, mais, or, ou,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0donc.<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s all for now. If you’d like to learn more about a particular French part of speech, leave your suggestions in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most native English speakers are familiar with the eight or nine English parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, and articles). All English words fall into one of these general parts of speech.\u00a0Luckily, French follows the same basic organization of parts of speech that English does. Called\u00a0les classes de mots,\u00a0French parts…<\/p>\n

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