Learn French: Il répète toujours le même mot. - He always repeats the same word.

Répéter is a stem-changing verb. In the present tense, the last é in the stem changes to è whenever the verb ending is silent. Since the -e ending for il is silent, the accent changes to make il répète.

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

In French, adverbs like toujours (always) usually go right after the conjugated verb. While in English we say 'He always repeats', in French you must literally say 'He repeats always' (Il répète toujours).

Does même always mean 'same'?

When placed right before a noun, like in le même mot, it means 'the same'. If it is placed after a noun or pronoun, it can mean 'itself' or 'even' (for example, moi-même means 'myself').

How do I know whether to use le or la before même?

The word même just agrees with the noun it describes. Because mot (word) is a masculine noun, we use the masculine article le to make le même mot.