Learn French: Je perds toujours mon courrier.

Je perds toujours mon courrier.

I always lose my mail.

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Questions & Answers about Je perds toujours mon courrier.

Why does perds end in an s here?

Perds comes from the verb perdre (to lose), which is a regular -re verb. To conjugate it for je (I), you drop the -re from the end to get the stem (perd-) and add the je ending, which is -s. So, it becomes je perds.

Do I pronounce the d and the s at the end of perds?

No, the d and s at the end of perds are silent. You pronounce it sounding a bit like the English word pear. In French, final consonants like these are usually not pronounced unless the next word starts with a vowel.

Why is toujours placed after the verb instead of before it like in English?

In English, we say "I always lose", putting the adverb before the verb. But in French, adverbs like toujours (always) usually go directly after the conjugated verb. That is why it is Je perds toujours and never Je toujours perds.

If I am a woman speaking, would I change mon to ma?