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Nous sommes fatigués maintenant.

Nous sommes fatigués maintenant.
We are tired now.
From Lesson 5:Plural pronouns and 'to be' (nous sommes, vous êtes)·French

Breakdown of Nous sommes fatigués maintenant.

être
to be
nous
we / us (object pronoun)
fatigué
tired
maintenant
now

Questions & Answers about Nous sommes fatigués maintenant.

Why do we use sommes instead of est in this sentence?
The verb changes depending on who is doing the action. Because the subject is nous (we), we must use sommes, which is the 'we' form of the verb être (to be). You would use est for he, she, or it (il/elle est).
Why is there an 's' at the end of fatigués?
In French, describing words (adjectives) must match the person or thing they describe. Since nous (we) means more than one person, we have to add an 's' to the singular word fatigué (tired) to make it plural.
How would this change if a group of only women is saying "we are tired"?
If the "we" is made up entirely of women, the adjective needs to be both feminine and plural. You would add an 'e' for feminine and an 's' for plural, spelling it fatiguées. The spelling we see here (fatigués) is used for a group of men, or a mixed group of men and women.
Do I pronounce the final 's' on nous, sommes, and fatigués?
No, the final 's' on all three of these words is silent. In French, you usually do not pronounce a final 's' unless the very next word starts with a vowel, which is not the case here.
Are the 'en' and 'an' in maintenant pronounced differently?
No, they both make the exact same nasal sound. And remember, the 't' at the very end of maintenant (now) is completely silent!

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