Breakdown of Parfois, je suis fatigué et je n'ai pas d'énergie.
je
I
être
to be
et
and
fatigué
tired
avoir
to have
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
parfois
sometimes
l'énergie
the energy (f)
Questions & Answers about Parfois, je suis fatigué et je n'ai pas d'énergie.
Can I put parfois in a different spot, like after the verb?
Yes! While parfois (sometimes) is placed at the beginning of this sentence to set the scene, adverbs of frequency usually go right after the conjugated verb. You could also say Je suis parfois fatigué, which is perfectly correct.
If a woman is speaking, does the word fatigué change?
Yes! French adjectives change to match the person they describe. If a woman is speaking, she needs to add an extra e to make it feminine: fatiguée. The good news is that fatigué and fatiguée sound exactly the same.
Why is it pas d'énergie instead of pas de l'énergie or pas une énergie?
Why do we write n'ai instead of ne ai?
In French, the negative word ne drops its e and uses an apostrophe when the next word starts with a vowel. Since ai (the je form of to have) starts with a vowel, ne ai becomes n'ai. This makes the words flow together more smoothly when you speak.
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