Word
On parle anglais dans l'entreprise.
Meaning
We speak English in the company.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of On parle anglais dans l'entreprise.
on
one / we (informal)
dans
in, inside
parler
to speak
anglais
English
Questions & Answers about On parle anglais dans l'entreprise.
The translation says "We speak", but isn't on the word for "one"?
Why does the verb end in -e (parle) instead of -ons if the subject means "we"?
Even when on translates to "we", it is grammatically a singular pronoun—just like il (he) or elle (she). Because parler is a regular -er verb, you drop the -er and add the singular ending -e, giving you on parle. You would only use the -ons ending if your subject was actually the word nous (nous parlons).
Why isn't anglais written with a capital A?
Why isn't there a word for "the" before anglais?
While French normally uses definite articles (like le or la) before languages, they are usually dropped directly after the verb parler (to speak).
Why is it l'entreprise instead of la entreprise?