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Il déteste le bœuf.

Il déteste le bœuf.
He hates beef.
From Lesson 62:Never (ne... jamais)·French

Breakdown of Il déteste le bœuf.

il
he
détester
to hate
le bœuf
the beef

Questions & Answers about Il déteste le bœuf.

Why is there a le before bœuf if the English translation is just "beef"?
With verbs expressing strong likes or dislikes—such as détester (to hate), aimer (to like), and adorer (to love)—French always uses the definite article (le, la, l', or les) to talk about a general category. You are essentially saying he hates "beef in general."
How do I use this lesson's negative adverb, ne... jamais, with this sentence?
To say "He never hates beef," you wrap ne and jamais around the conjugated verb, exactly like you do with ne... pas. The sentence becomes: Il ne déteste jamais le bœuf.
How do you pronounce the combined "oe" letter in bœuf?
The œ in bœuf makes a sound roughly similar to the "u" in the English word "surf" or "duck". Also, make sure to pronounce the "f" at the end of the singular word bœuf. (As a handy tip for the future: the "f" actually becomes silent in the plural form, les bœufs!)
Is détester a regular verb?
Yes! Détester is a standard regular -er verb. To conjugate it for il (he), you simply drop the -er from the infinitive and add the standard ending -e, which gives you déteste.

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