Breakdown of Vous êtes aussi prêts.
Questions & Answers about Vous êtes aussi prêts.
How do you pronounce Vous êtes? Do I say the 's' in Vous?
Yes, you do! Normally, the 's' at the end of vous is silent. But because êtes starts with a vowel, the 's' connects to it and sounds like a 'z'. This connection is called a liaison. You pronounce the two words together as 'voo-zet'. Why does the word prêts end with an 's' here?
Because adjectives in French have to match the pronoun they describe. Since vous (you) is plural here, meaning you are talking to more than one person, you must add an 's' to make the adjective prêt (ready) plural as well. What if I am using vous to speak politely to just one person? Does prêts still get an 's'?
No, it doesn't! If you use the formal vous to address a single man, it would be Vous êtes aussi prêt (no 's'). If you are speaking politely to a single woman, it would be Vous êtes aussi prête (adding an 'e'). You only add the plural 's' when vous refers to multiple people. Do I pronounce the 's' at the end of prêts?
No, the final 's' is silent. It is only there for grammar rules to show that the word is plural. You pronounce it exactly the same as the singular word prêt. Why is aussi in the middle of the sentence instead of at the end like 'too' in English?
In French, short adverbs like aussi (also/too) usually go directly after the verb (êtes). While in English we often say 'You are ready too' at the very end of the sentence, French prefers to keep aussi right after the verb. Learn Vous êtes aussi prêts and more in French
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