FRENCH RULES
By Geraldine Ndoro
LET’S LOOK AT THE BASICS...SHALL WE
Je
I
tu
You
Il/elle
He/she
nous
We
Vous
You (plural,and to many
people/respectfully)
Ils/elles
They (males &mixed
gender)/they(girls)
‘D’ CHART
m.S
Du
Of/from the garage
Du garage
f. S
De la
Of the lady
De la dame
v. S
De l’
Of the child
De l’enfant
plurals
Des
Of the children
Des enfants
Acceptions (P.A) becomes de (d’) in the following situations;
1. following negatives e.g Je n’ai pas d’amis(I do not have friends.
2. After QUANTITY WORDS e.g j’ai beaucoup d’amis (I have many friends)
3. When an adjective (pl) sits in front of its noun(pl) e.g j’ai de bons amis.
‘A’ CHART(at the/to the)
masculine
Au
To the son
Au fils
faminine
À la
To the woman
À la femme
vowels
À l’
To the child
À l’enfant
plurals
Aux
To the pupils
Aux élève
Il y a
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Il y a – there is (are)
Y a-t-il =is/are there?
Il n’y a pas =there isn’t/aren’t
N’y a-t-il =aren’t/isn’t there?
Qu’y a-t-il? =what isis the matter?
5 COLUMN PRONOUNS
DIRECT OR
INDIRECT
OBJECT
DIRECT
OBJECTS
INDIRECT
OBJECTS
Me =me,to me Le =him or it
Lui =to him /
to her
Te =you, to
you
La =her or it
Leurs =to
them
Se =self
Les =them
Nous =us, to
us
Vous =you,to
you(many)
y =there ;into
it; behind it
En= some;
any; of it;of
them