Breakdown of Les écoles sont très grandes.
Questions & Answers about Les écoles sont très grandes.
Why do we use les here instead of le or la?
Les is the plural word for "the" in French. Because we are talking about more than one school (écoles), we use les. It replaces both le and la whenever a noun becomes plural. How do you pronounce les écoles? Does the 's' in les make a sound?
Yes, it sounds like a 'z'! Normally, the 's' at the end of les is silent. But because écoles starts with a vowel, the 's' connects to it to make a smooth "z" sound. This connection is called a liaison. Why is there an 'e' and an 's' at the end of grandes?
In French, describing words (adjectives) must match the noun they describe. The word for school (école) is feminine, so we add an 'e' to the base word grand to make it feminine. Because there are multiple schools, we also add an 's' at the end to make it plural. Are the 's' endings on écoles and grandes pronounced?
No, the 's' at the end of French plural nouns and adjectives is almost always silent. When spoken aloud, you know the sentence is plural because of the 'z' sound linking les and écoles, and because we use the plural verb sont. Learn Les écoles sont très grandes and more in French
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