Grammatical rules that I'm learning

Question 1

le is used with…

Answer 1

masculine singular nouns

Question 2

la is used with…

Answer 2

feminine singular nouns

Question 3

l’ is used with…

Answer 3

any noun starting with a vowel

(e.g. l’école)

Question 4

les is used with…

Answer 4

plural nouns (can be masc/fem)

Question 5

2 situations where definite articles are used

Answer 5

• Talking about something specific
  “J’aime la musique classique”
• Stating some universal thing that applies to all members of the subject noun.
  “Les chiens sont fidèles.” (Dogs are loyal — in general)

Question 6

du is used with…

Answer 6

masculine singular nouns

Question 7

de la is used with…

Answer 7

feminine singular nouns

Question 8

de l’ is used with…

Answer 8

nouns starting with vowel

Question 9

des is used with…

Answer 9

plural nouns (masc/fem)

Question 10

2 situations when to use partitive articles (du, de la, etc.)

Answer 10

Talking about an unspecified quantity (mass nouns)
→ Je mange du fromage. (some cheese)

Talking about a part of a whole
→ Elle a de la patience. (She has some patience)

Question 11

Rule about partitive articles changing after something

Answer 11

Partitive articles often change to “de” after a negation.

Je mange du pain (positive)

Je ne mange pas de pain (negative)

Question 12

You must include a determiner (la, le, du, etc.) before a noun unless…

Answer 12

it’s a name or some set phrase

Question 13

Use connaître when…

Answer 13

you know:
- a person
- a place
- a thing

Question 14

Use savoir when…

Answer 14

You know:
- Facts, information
- that something (que…)
- how to do something

Question 15

chose masc or fem?

Answer 15

feminine

e.g. une chose not un chose

Question 16

We use voir when…

Answer 16

we notice something. comes into our eyesight passively.

e.g. j’ai vu du graffiti dans le train.

Question 17

We use regarder when…

Answer 17

we actively and intentionally watch something.

e.g. nous regardons un film

Question 18

In french ?,!,: always come after a…

Answer 18

blank space

Question 19

We use informer when…

Answer 19

It describes an active process of seeking out information

Question 20

We use Être informé when…

Answer 20

When describing a more passive state of becoming more informed/aware.

Question 21

What do we use when we want to say of + plural noun. Is there an exception to this rule?

Answer 21

We say des.

Il parle des livres qu’il a lus.
“He’s talking about the books he reads.”

However, an exception is when des becomes modified by an adjective right after it, where it will then just stay as “de”

J’ai de bons amis.

Question 22

Quantity expression rule

Answer 22

Quantity expressions always take “de”, never des.

Applies to: beaucoup, trop, assez, peu, etc.

Question 23

why je comprends and not je comprend?

Answer 23

Because “comprendre” is an -re verb, and its conjugation in the present tense for je includes a final “-s”

same for tu as well

Question 24

what does s’ or se do to a verb

Answer 24

it makes a verb act on the subject itself (reflexive verb)

améliorer = to improve something else

s’améliorer = to improve yourself / itself

Question 25

When you want to express how something is done with la façon, what structure do you follow? and is there an exception?

Answer 25

la façon de + infinitive but there is an exception. if the verb or expression requires "de" (e.g. se souvenir de) use "dont": la façon dont je me souviens

Question 26

when to use quelque and when to use quelques?

Answer 26

quelque before: singular uncountable nouns or expressions of time quelques before: plural countable nouns

Question 27

When using adjectives before nouns, they almost always need to be introduced by a __________.

Answer 27

determiner. e.g. de bons amis

Question 28

de nombreux des endroits Why is it not allowed and what to write instead?

Answer 28

Because it makes use of double determiners which is incorrect. Instead treat "nombreux endroits" as one noun and put a determiner before nombreux. de nombreux endroits

Question 29

de ce genre d’activités de ces genre d’activités which one is correct

Answer 29

de ce genre d’activités is correct because ce is used to agree with the noun "genre" (masculine singular) not activités.

Question 30

feminine version of "ce" plural version of "ce" masc + before vowel version of "ce"

Answer 30

cettes ces cet

Question 31

how to say "in order to (do something)"

Answer 31

we use the structure: pour + infinitive verb e.g. in order to learn French -> pour apprendre le français

Question 32

when to use between ton and ta, and is there an exception?

Answer 32

ton before masculine nouns ta before feminine nouns and exception always masculine before any noun that starts with a vowel.

Question 33

When to use pareil or même.

Answer 33

pareil - used when comparing similarity, not identity même - used when describing identical things

Question 34

pareil can be used as what two things?

Answer 34

adjective or adverb C’est pareil - It's the same Moi aussi, j’ai fait pareil - Me too, I did something similar

Question 35

même can be used as what three things?

Answer 35

can be an adjective, pronoun, or adverb la même idée - the same idea Moi-même - myself Même lui a compris - Even he understood

Question 36

"lui" three use cases

Answer 36

Indirect object to him / to her Je lui écris. "I write to him" Stressed pronoun him C’est lui. "It's him!" Reflexive/emphasis himself Lui aussi, il vient. "He's coming to"

Question 37

_______ pro______ go ______ the verb

Answer 37

object pronouns go before the verb ❌ je parlerais avec vous ✅ je vous parlerai