Breakdown of Le livre est très amusant.
Questions & Answers about Le livre est très amusant.
The lesson is about adding 'e' to adjectives. Why doesn't amusant have an 'e' at the end here?
Because livre (book) is a masculine noun. The rule of adding an e to the end of an adjective only applies when you are describing a feminine noun. Do you pronounce the t at the end of amusant?
No, the t is silent here. However, if you were describing a feminine noun, you would add an e to make it amusante, and then you would pronounce that t sound! Is there a connected sound between très and amusant?
Yes! This is called a liaison. Because très ends in a normally silent s and amusant starts with a vowel, the s wakes up and is pronounced like a 'z' sound that links the two words together. I thought words ending in 'e' were usually feminine. Why is it Le livre?
While many French words ending in e are feminine, there are plenty of exceptions. Livre is one of them, so you just have to memorize that it is masculine. Learn Le livre est très amusant and more in French
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