Learn French: Nous regardons un match de tennis ensemble. - We are watching a tennis match together.

Nous regardons un match de tennis ensemble.

We are watching a tennis match together.

Breakdown of Nous regardons un match de tennis ensemble.

nous

we / us (object pronoun)

ensemble

together

of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)

le tennis

the tennis

Questions & Answers about Nous regardons un match de tennis ensemble.

Why is there no word for "are" in Nous regardons?

In French, the present tense covers both the simple present ("we watch") and the present continuous ("we are watching"). You don't need a separate word for "are" here; the single verb regardons does the job for both!

How do we get the form regardons from the verb regarder?

For regular verbs ending in -er, you drop the -er to get the base of the verb (here, regard-). Then, because the subject is nous (we), you add the specific nous ending, which is -ons. That gives us nous regardons.

Why is it un match de tennis and not un tennis match?

English often puts two nouns together (like "tennis match"). French doesn't do this. Instead, you put the main noun first (un match), add de (of), and then the descriptive noun (tennis). It translates literally as "a match of tennis".

Why is ensemble at the very end of the sentence?

Ensemble means "together". As an adverb, it typically goes right after the verb or at the very end of the sentence. Placing it at the end here naturally describes how the whole activity of watching the match is being done.