Learn French: Elle a une idée intéressante. - She has an interesting idea.

Elle a une idée intéressante.

She has an interesting idea.

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Questions & Answers about Elle a une idée intéressante.

Why is the verb just the letter a?

a is the he/she/it form of the verb avoir (to have). So Elle a means "She has". It is an irregular verb, so you just have to memorize this short form!

Since Elle and a both have vowel sounds, do we combine them into Ell'a?

No! Unlike je (I), which drops its vowel to become j'ai (I have), Elle stays exactly as it is. You just say the two words back-to-back: Elle a.

Why is it une idée instead of un idée?

The word idée (idea) is feminine in French. Because it is feminine, we use the feminine word for "a" or "an", which is une.

Why does the sentence say idée intéressante instead of intéressante idée?

In French, most adjectives (describing words) come after the noun they describe. While English says "an interesting idea", French puts the describing word second: une idée intéressante.

Why is there an extra 'e' at the end of intéressante?