Learn French: Le vendeur cherche ces jupes. - The salesperson is looking for these skirts.

Le vendeur cherche ces jupes.

The salesperson is looking for these skirts.

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Questions & Answers about Le vendeur cherche ces jupes.

How would I ask "Which skirts is the salesperson looking for?" using the grammar from this lesson?

You would use the feminine plural form quelles to match the feminine plural noun jupes (skirts). You could ask formally, Quelles jupes est-ce que le vendeur cherche ?, or use the everyday spoken structure: Le vendeur cherche quelles jupes ?

Why isn't there a word for "for" after cherche?

The French verb chercher already means "to look for" all by itself. Adding the word pour after it is a very common mistake for English speakers. In French, you simply connect the verb directly to the object: cherche ces jupes.

How do we know ces means "these" and not "those"?

The plural demonstrative adjective ces translates to both "these" and "those" in English. Context usually tells you which one makes sense. If you ever need to specifically emphasize "these skirts right here" instead of "those over there," you can add -ci to the noun: ces jupes-ci.

Does le vendeur mean the salesperson is male?

Yes! Le vendeur is the masculine form, referring to a male salesperson. If the salesperson were a woman, the sentence would start with the feminine form: La vendeuse.