Questions & Answers about La fille est très bavarde, elle rit beaucoup.
Why do we use très before bavarde, but beaucoup after rit?
This is the main rule for intensifiers! We use très (very) to strengthen an adjective, like bavarde (talkative). But to show that an action happens a lot, we use beaucoup (a lot) directly after the verb, like rit (laughs).
Why does bavarde end in an -e here?
In French, adjectivesmust match the noun they describe. Sincela fille (the girl) is feminine, we add an -e to the masculine adjective bavard to make it bavarde.
Can I say elle rit très beaucoup to mean 'she laughs very much'?
No, that is a common trap! In English we say 'very much', but in French you never put très and beaucoup together. To say someone does an action a lot or very much, just use beaucoup by itself after the verb.
What verb is rit?
It is the verbrire (to laugh). It is an irregular verb, and here it is in the elle (she) form, which gives us rit.