Learn French: Le sac est sur une chaise.

Le sac est sur une chaise.

The bag is on a chair.

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Questions & Answers about Le sac est sur une chaise.

How would I make this sentence plural to say The bags are on some chairs?

To make it plural, le sac becomes les sacs and une chaise becomes des chaises. Notice we just add an s to both nouns. You also have to change the verb est (is) to sont (are). So the full plural sentence is: Les sacs sont sur des chaises.

Do I pronounce the letter c at the end of sac?

Yes! Usually, consonants at the end of French words are silent, but the letter c is often an exception. A helpful trick is the acronym CaReFuL: the consonants C, R, F, and L are generally pronounced when they appear at the end of a word. So sac sounds just like the English word sack.

I always mix up sur (on) and sous (under). Any tips?

They are opposites and look very similar! A good way to remember the difference is their pronunciation. Sur has a tight French u sound, while sous sounds like the English word shoe. You wear shoes under your feet!

Why is it le sac but une chaise?

In French, every noun has a grammatical gender. Sac (bag) is masculine, so it takes the masculine articles le (the) or un (a). Chaise (chair) is feminine, so it uses la (the) or une (a). It is best to memorize the article right along with the noun when you learn new vocabulary!