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Je cherche une recette facile.

Je cherche une recette facile.
I am looking for an easy recipe.
From Lesson 45:Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')·French

Breakdown of Je cherche une recette facile.

je
I
facile
easy
chercher
to look for
la recette
the recipe

Questions & Answers about Je cherche une recette facile.

Why isn't there a word for "for" after cherche?
In French, the verb chercher means "to look for" all by itself. You never need to add a word like pour after it.
This lesson is about partitive articles like du and de la. Why do we use une here?
Partitive articles are for uncountable mass nouns, like saying de la soupe to mean "some soup". A recipe is a specific, countable thing, so we use the indefinite article une to mean "a".
Why is facile placed after recette?
In English, we put the adjective before the noun, like "an easy recipe". In French, most adjectives come after the noun they describe, making it une recette facile.
Does facile have an "e" at the end because recette is feminine?
The basic dictionary form of facile already ends in an "e". When an adjective naturally ends in an "e", it stays exactly the same for feminine nouns without adding anything extra.

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