Learn French: Est-ce que tu as vu les beaux oiseaux dans les arbres ? - Did you see the beautiful birds in the trees?

Est-ce que tu as vu les beaux oiseaux dans les arbres ?

Did you see the beautiful birds in the trees?

Breakdown of Est-ce que tu as vu les beaux oiseaux dans les arbres ?

you (informal singular)

Questions & Answers about Est-ce que tu as vu les beaux oiseaux dans les arbres ?

Why do beaux and oiseaux end with an x instead of an s?

Most French words take an s to become plural. However, words that end in -eau (or -eu) are irregular. To make them plural, you add an x instead. So the singular adjective beau becomes beaux, and the singular noun oiseau becomes oiseaux.

Why does the adjective beaux come before the noun oiseaux?

Usually, French adjectives go after the noun. However, beau belongs to a special group of adjectives describing Beauty, Age, Goodness, or Size (often called the BAGS rule). These common adjectives always go before the noun they describe.

How do you pronounce the x in beaux oiseaux?

Normally, the x at the end of a word like beaux is completely silent. But because the next word (oiseaux) starts with a vowel, you must connect them. This connection is called a liaison, and it makes the x sound like a z. You pronounce the phrase like bo-ZWA-zo.

What tense is tu as vu?