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La fille est là.

La fille est là.
The girl is there.
From Lesson 1:Definite articles and elision (le, la, l')·French

Breakdown of La fille est là.

être
to be
la fille
the girl
là
there

Questions & Answers about La fille est là.

Why does the word là at the end have an accent mark, but La at the beginning doesn't?
The accent mark changes the meaning of the word! Without the accent, la is the word for "the" used with feminine nouns (like la fille). With the grave accent, là means "there". The accent doesn't change the pronunciation, just the meaning.
Why do we use est here?
est is the form of the verb être (to be) that goes with "he", "she", or "it" (il, elle, on). Because La fille (The girl) can be replaced by "she" (elle), we use est to mean "is".
How do you pronounce the double L in fille?
In French, the double L in words like fille usually makes a "y" sound, similar to the 'y' in the English word "yes". It does not sound like the 'L' in the English word "fill".
Can fille also mean "daughter"?
Yes! The word fille means both "girl" and "daughter". You can usually tell which one is meant from the context. Here, La fille just means "The girl", while "my daughter" would be ma fille.

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