Word
Est-ce que c'est une bonne histoire intéressante ?
Meaning
Is it a good, interesting story?
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Est-ce que c'est une bonne histoire intéressante ?
être
to be
une
a / an (feminine)
ce
it / this (with être)
intéressant
interesting
Questions & Answers about Est-ce que c'est une bonne histoire intéressante ?
Why is bonne before the word histoire, but intéressante is after it?
In French, most adjectives come after the noun they describe, which is why we say histoire intéressante. However, a small group of common adjectives, like bon (good), are exceptions and go before the noun. When a noun has two adjectives, they just follow their own individual rules! So bonne goes before, and intéressante goes after.
Why is it spelled bonne instead of bon?
Adjectives have to match the gender of the noun they describe. The word for story (histoire) is feminine. To make the masculine word bon feminine, you double the 'n' and add an 'e', making it bonne.
Why do we say Est-ce que c'est to ask "Is it"?
Est-ce que is a very common phrase that turns any regular sentence into a yes/no question. The base sentence here is c'est (it is). By putting them together, Est-ce que c'est... literally means "Is it that it is...", which is the standard French way to ask "Is it...".
Because histoire starts with an 'h', does it change how we pronounce bonne?