Regular -re Verbs
The third category of regular verbs is made up of -re' verbs. To conjugate, drop the -re to find the "stem" or "root". Add endings to the root based on the subject and tense, as demonstrated below for the present tense.
Formation
Vendre
The verb vendre is a regular -re verb:
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first person | je vends | jzeuh vahn | I sell | nous vendons | noo vahn dohn | we sell |
| second person | tu vends | too vahn | you sell | vous vendez | voo vahn day' | you sell |
| third person | il vend | eel vahn | he sells | ils vendent | eel vahnde | they sell (masc. or mixed) |
| elle vend | ell vahn | she sells | ||||
| on vend | oh vahn | one sells | elles vendent | ell vahnde | they sell (fem.) | |
Common -re Verbs
Compared to -er verbs, -re verbs are not very common. You will however see the following verbs fairly often.
Going to a Museum
| la portraitiste | portraitist |
Music
| French Vocabulary · Art · audio287 kb Music La musique | |
|---|---|
| écouter la musique | to listen to music |
| des paroles | lyrics (le parole = word) |
| Composing | |
| le musicien | musician |
| le compositeur | composer |
| l'auteur (des paroles) | (lyrics) writer |
| Instruments | |
| l'instrument (m) | instruement |
| la clarinette | clarient |
| le violon | violin |
| la harpe | harp |
| la guitare | guitar |
| le piano | piano |
French Museums, Theaters, and Opera Houses
Beau, Nouveau, and Vieux
Formation
Sentences Placement
As you have already learned, most adjectives come after the noun they modify in French.
- un homme intelligent - an intelligent man
- des hommes intelligents - intelligent men
However, some common French adjectives, including beau, nouveau, and vieux come before the noun.
- une jolie voiture - a pretty car
Des is replaced with de when an adjective comes before the noun.
- de jolies voitures - pretty cars
Note that in informal speech, des in very often used in place of de.
Plays
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