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| ====== Le verbe être ====== | ====== Le verbe être ====== | ||
| - | the verb « To be » | + | //the verb « To be »// |
| =====Introduction===== | =====Introduction===== | ||
| - | **Qui êtes-vous ?** | + | **Qui <color #66cc00>êtes</ |
| - | Who <color # | + | //Who <color # |
| - | **Je suis Jean Martin !** | + | **Je <color #66cc00>suis</ |
| - | I <color # | + | //I <color # |
| =====Uses===== | =====Uses===== | ||
| - | être (to be) + name : | + | //être (to be) + name :// |
| * **Je suis Jean Martin.** | * **Je suis Jean Martin.** | ||
| * //I am Jean Martin.// | * //I am Jean Martin.// | ||
| - | être (to be) + nationality | + | //être (to be) + nationality// |
| * **Je suis canadien.** | * **Je suis canadien.** | ||
| * //I am Canadian// | * //I am Canadian// | ||
| - | être (to be) + origin (from): | + | //être (to be) + origin (from): |
| * **Je suis de Montréal.** | * **Je suis de Montréal.** | ||
| * //I am from Montréal// | * //I am from Montréal// | ||
| - | être (to be) + present location : | + | //être (to be) + present location :// |
| * **Ils sont à Berlin.** | * **Ils sont à Berlin.** | ||
| * //They are in Berlin// | * //They are in Berlin// | ||
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| =====Conjugation===== | =====Conjugation===== | ||
| - | ^**être**^ | + | **être** |
| - | |**Je suis** | + | |**Je suis** |
| - | |**Tu es** |( You are / familiar ' | + | |**Tu es** |//( You are / familiar ' |
| - | |**Il est** |( He is)| | + | |**Il est** |//( He is)//| |
| - | |**Elle est** |( She is)| | + | |**Elle est** |//( She is)//| |
| - | |**Nous sommes** |( We are)| | + | |**Nous sommes** |//( We are)//| |
| - | |**Vous êtes** |(You are / plural and/or formal ‘you’)| | + | |**Vous êtes** |//(You are / plural and/or formal ‘you’)//| |
| - | |**Ils sont **|( They are / masculine and/or both masculine and feminine)| | + | |**Ils sont **|//( They are / masculine and/or both masculine and feminine)//| |
| - | |**Elles sont** |(Tey are / all feminine)| | + | |**Elles sont** |//(They are / all feminine)//| |
| + | __**Listen here the pronunciation for " | ||
| =====Examples===== | =====Examples===== | ||
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| =====Pronunciation===== | =====Pronunciation===== | ||
| - | do not pronounce the final consonants at the end of a word. | + | //Do not pronounce the final consonants at the end of a word.// |
| - | e.g. ' | ||
| - | **vous** = ‘// | + | |
| - | pronounce the final consonant of a word when it is followed by a word beginning | + | * **vous** = ‘// |
| - | with a vowel. | + | |
| - | e.g. **vous êtes** = // | + | //pronounce the final consonant of a word when it is followed by a word beginning |
| + | with a vowel.// | ||
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| + | e.g. **vous êtes** = //‘vou_z_êtes’ (the ’s’ will sound like ‘z’) | ||