"A-t-elle parlé français ce soir ?"
C. asked : "Why doesn't 'français' become 'françaisE' when it is about 'her' speaking French?"
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AurélieNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
C. asked : "Why doesn't 'français' become 'françaisE' when it is about 'her' speaking French?"
This question relates to:French lesson "Using le, la, les with titles, languages and academic subjects (definite articles)"
Asked 8 years ago
Bonjour C. !
The reason "français" doesn't agree in gender with "elle" here is that with the structure "parler + language", it is always the masculine form that is employed.
Indeed here what you're actually saying is "I speak [the language] French", i.e. "Je parle français" OR "Je parle le [langage] français". Languages are always masculine in French, no matter who speaks them ;)
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
The reason "français" doesn't agree in gender with "elle" here is that with the structure "parler + language", it is always the masculine form that is employed.
Indeed here what you're actually saying is "I speak [the language] French", i.e. "Je parle français" OR "Je parle le [langage] français". Languages are always masculine in French, no matter who speaks them ;)
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Catherine B.Kwiziq community member
Yes, thanks so much, sometimes the brain doesn't engage all the rules!
Aurélie asked:
C. asked : "Why doesn't 'français' become 'françaisE' when it is about 'her' speaking French?"
"A-t-elle parlé français ce soir ?"
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