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Il vient d'Italie, c'est vrai ?

Il vient d'Italie, c'est vrai ?
He comes from Italy, is that true?
From Lesson 37:Question word for origin (d'où)·French

Questions & Answers about Il vient d'Italie, c'est vrai ?

Which verb is vient?
It is the he/she/it form of the irregular verb venir, which means "to come". So il vient means "he comes". This is the verb you will use most often to answer d'où (from where) questions!
Why is it d'Italie instead of de Italie?
In French, when the word de (from) comes before a word starting with a vowel, like the I in Italie, the e is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe. This makes the words flow together smoothly when speaking.
I thought Italy was l'Italie. Why is the word for "the" missing here?
When saying you come from a feminine country like Italy or France, you just use de (or d' in this case) without the word for "the". So you say d'Italie instead of de l'Italie.
How does c'est vrai ? work at the end of the sentence?
C'est vrai literally means "it is true". Adding it to the end of a normal sentence with a rising tone of voice is a very common, casual way to ask "is that true?" or "is that right?".

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