Learn French: J'attends un colis important. - I am waiting for an important package.

J'attends un colis important.

I am waiting for an important package.

Breakdown of J'attends un colis important.

important

attendre

to wait / to wait for

le colis

the package

Questions & Answers about J'attends un colis important.

Why does attends end with an 's'?

attendre is a regular -re verb. To make the je (I) form, you take off the -re ending and add -s. Also, because attends starts with a vowel, the word je drops its 'e' and combines with the verb to become j'.

Where is the word for 'for' in this sentence? Why isn't it J'attends pour?

In French, the verb attendre actually means 'to wait for'. You do not need to add a separate word like pour (for) because that meaning is already built right into the verb. You just put the thing you are waiting for directly after it!

Does the 's' at the end of colis mean there is more than one package?

No, there is only one package here! We know this because it uses the singular word un (a/an). The noun colis is just one of those French words that naturally ends in an 's' even in its singular form.

Why does important come after colis?

In English, we put the describing word (adjective) before the noun: 'an important package'. In French, most adjectives go right after the noun they describe. That is why the sentence is ordered as 'a package important' (un colis important).