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Questions & Answers about Il est encore fatigué.
Why is encore placed immediately after est?
In French, short adverbs of frequency or time like encore (still), souvent (often), and toujours (always) usually go right after the conjugated verb. Since est is the verb here, encore simply tucks in right behind it! I thought encore meant "again" (like at the end of a concert). Does it mean "still" or "again"?
It actually means both! Depending on the context, encore can mean "still", "again", or "yet". In this sentence, "He is again tired" sounds a bit unnatural, so "He is still tired" is the best translation. You will use encore a lot for both ideas in French. If we were talking about a woman, would the sentence change?
Yes! Fatigué (tired) is an adjective, so it has to match the gender of the person it describes. If you were saying "She is still tired," you would add an e to the end: Elle est encore fatiguée. Both versions sound exactly the same when spoken, though! Do I pronounce the "t" at the end of est before encore?
Yes, you can! Because est ends in a consonant and encore starts with a vowel, French speakers often connect them. This is called a liaison. Instead of a hard stop, it sounds like "Il eh-t-encore". It makes the sentence flow much more smoothly. Learn Il est encore fatigué and more in French
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