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Vous marchez régulièrement pour rester en forme ?

Vous marchez régulièrement pour rester en forme ?
Do you walk regularly to stay in shape?
From Lesson 61:Adverbs of frequency (parfois, rarement)·French

Questions & Answers about Vous marchez régulièrement pour rester en forme ?

Why is régulièrement placed right after marchez?
In French, adverbs of frequency like régulièrement (regularly), souvent (often), or parfois (sometimes) go immediately after the conjugated verb. So we say Vous marchez régulièrement, rather than putting the adverb at the very end of the sentence like we often do in English.
Is the -ment at the end of régulièrement the French equivalent of "-ly"?
Yes! Many French adverbs are formed by adding -ment to the end of an adjective, exactly like adding "-ly" in English. Here, the adjective for "regular" becomes régulièrement (regularly).
Why is it pour rester instead of a conjugated verb like restez?
The word pour translates to "in order to" or "to" in this context. Whenever a verb directly follows a preposition like pour, it must be in its infinitive (unconjugated dictionary) form. That is why we use rester (to stay) instead of changing it to match vous.
Does en forme literally mean "in shape"?
Yes, it translates almost perfectly! The phrase rester en forme is the standard and natural way to say "to stay in shape", "to stay fit", or "to stay healthy" in French.
How do we know this is a question if there is no est-ce que?
This sentence relies on intonation. It is built exactly like a normal statement, but raising the pitch of your voice at the end turns it into a question. This is the most common way to ask casual questions in spoken French.

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