Learn French: Nous jouons au football dans le parc.

Nous jouons au football dans le parc.

We play football in the park.

Breakdown of Nous jouons au football dans le parc.

nous

we / us (object pronoun)

Questions & Answers about Nous jouons au football dans le parc.

Why does the verb end in -ons in this sentence?

Jouer (to play) is a regular -er verb. To match the subject nous (we), you drop the -er from the dictionary form and add the plural ending -ons.

Why is there an au before football?

When talking about playing a sport or a game in French, you use jouer à (literally 'to play at'). Because football is a masculine word, the preposition à combines with le (the) to become au.

Are the 's' endings on nous and jouons pronounced?

No, they are both silent. In French, a final 's' is usually silent unless the next word starts with a vowel sound. Since jouons starts with a consonant, the 's' on nous stays silent.

Why do we use dans for 'in' here?

Dans means 'in' or 'inside' and is used when you are physically inside a specific, bounded place. Because a park is a physical location with borders, dans le parc is the natural way to say 'in the park'.