Question 1

Why does the sentence use on instead of nous for "we"?

Accepted Answer

In spoken and everyday French, it is very common to use on to mean "we". Even though it refers to multiple people, you must always conjugate the verb exactly as you would for il (he) or elle (she). That is why it is on partage instead of nous partageons.

Question 2

Why is toujours (always) placed after the verb instead of before it?

Accepted Answer

In English, we put "always" before the verb (we "always share"). In French, short adverbs like toujours usually go immediately after the conjugated verb. So, the word order must be On partage toujours (literally "We share always").

Question 3

Why does the sentence say au restaurant and not à le restaurant?

Accepted Answer

In French, when the word à (at or to) is followed by the masculine word le (the), they combine to form the single word au. Because restaurant is a masculine noun, you must squish them together to make au restaurant.

Question 4

Why is it un dessert instead of just saying "dessert"?

Accepted Answer

In French, you almost always need an article (like un, une, le, or la) in front of a noun. While in English you might just say "We always share dessert", French requires you to be specific and say "a dessert" (un dessert) or "the dessert" (le dessert).

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