Breakdown of Elle veut aider ses parents.
elle
she
le parent
the parent
son
his/her/its (son, sa, ses)
vouloir
to want
aider
to help
Questions & Answers about Elle veut aider ses parents.
Why does "veut" look so different from its dictionary form "vouloir"?
Vouloir (to want) is a highly irregular verb. This means its conjugated forms look quite different from the infinitive. For il, elle, and on, the correct present tense form is veut. You simply have to memorize this one!
Why is the second verb, "aider", not conjugated?
In French, when you have two verbs right next to each other, only the first one is conjugated. Because veut is already conjugated to match elle, the second verb (aider) stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form. It works just like English: "wants to help."
Since "elle" means "she", why use "ses" for "her" instead of a feminine word like "sa"?
Are the final letters in "veut", "ses", and "parents" pronounced?
No, the final t in veut and the final s in both ses and parents are completely silent. This is a very common rule in French: most consonants at the very end of a word are not pronounced.
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