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Elle étudie souvent à la maison.

Elle étudie souvent à la maison.
She often studies at home.
From Lesson 17:Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)·French

Questions & Answers about Elle étudie souvent à la maison.

Why does étudie end in just an -e?
Because étudier (to study) is a regular -er verb. To make the elle (she) form in the present tense, you drop the -er from the end of the infinitive and add an -e.
In English we say 'often studies', so why is it étudie souvent in French?
In French, short adverbs like souvent (often) are placed immediately after the conjugated verb. You cannot put them between the subject (Elle) and the verb like we do in English.
Should I drop the final 'e' in Elle and write Ell'étudie since the next word starts with a vowel?
No, you never use an apostrophe with elle. You only drop the final vowel for shorter words like je, le, or la (for example, j'étudie). However, when speaking, the words Elle and étudie will flow smoothly together.
Why do we need the word la in à la maison?
Nouns in French almost always need an article (like le, la, or les) before them. To say 'at home', French speakers literally say 'at the house': à (at) + la (the) + maison (house).

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