Question 1

Why is the verb "to go" translated as vas here?

Accepted Answer

Vas is the "you" (tu) form of the irregular verb aller (to go). In the present tense, it goes: je vais (I go), tu vas (you go), and il/elle va (he/she goes). Since you are addressing "you" informally here, you must use vas.

Question 2

What does Est-ce que mean at the start of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Literally, it means "Is it that". In French, putting Est-ce que at the beginning of a normal statement is the most common way to turn it into a yes-or-no question. Tu vas means "You are going", so Est-ce que tu vas... ? means "Are you going...?".

Question 3

Why do we say à la piscine?

Accepted Answer

The verb aller is usually followed by the preposition à (to). Because piscine (swimming pool) is a feminine noun, it uses the feminine word for "the", which is la. If you were going to a masculine place, like the park (le parc), à and le would combine into the single word au.

Question 4

Why is it avec moi and not "avec je" or "avec me"?

Accepted Answer

Moi is a "stressed pronoun", which translates to "me". In French, you must use these stressed pronouns after prepositions like avec (with), pour (for), or chez (at the home of). Therefore, "with me" is always translated as avec moi.

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