Breakdown of Vous aimez le week-end.
Questions & Answers about Vous aimez le week-end.
Why does the verb end in "-ez" here?
In French, regular verbs that end in -er (like aimer, meaning "to like") change their ending based on who is doing the action. When the subject is vous (you, formal or plural), you drop the -er and add -ez. So, aimer becomes vous aimez. Do I pronounce the "s" in vous when saying vous aimez?
Yes, but it sounds like a "z"! Normally, the "s" at the end of vous is silent. However, because aimez starts with a vowel, you link the two words together in pronunciation. This is called a liaison. You pronounce it as "voo-zem-ay". Is week-end really the standard French word for "weekend"?
Yes! French has adopted several English words, and le week-end is the standard and most common way to say "the weekend" in France. Notice that the French spelling always includes a hyphen. (If you travel to Quebec, however, you will often hear la fin de semaine instead). In English we often say "You like weekends" (plural). Can I say that in French?
Yes, you can say Vous aimez les week-ends, but you don't necessarily have to. In French, we always use definite articles (le, la, les) with verbs of preference like aimer. Saying Vous aimez le week-end works perfectly to express that you like weekends in general. Learn Vous aimez le week-end and more in French
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