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).