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Tu complètes ce document.

Tu complètes ce document.
You complete this document.
From Lesson 83:Accent stem changes (é to è)·French

Questions & Answers about Tu complètes ce document.

Why is there an è in complètes?
The infinitive of the verb is compléter. It is a stem-changing verb. For these verbs, the é changes to a grave accent (è) in the present tense for all subjects except nous and vous. Because the subject here is tu, it gets the è.
Does changing the é to è change how the word is pronounced?
Yes! The acute accent (é) in the infinitive sounds similar to the A in day. The grave accent (è) in complètes sounds like the E in pet. The spelling changes to match how the French naturally pronounce the word when the ending is silent.
Why does complètes end with an s?
Even though the stem changes, compléter still follows the standard rules for -er verbs. In the present tense, you always add an -s to the end for the tu form. Just remember that this final -s is completely silent.
Why use ce instead of le before document?
The word ce is a demonstrative adjective that means this or that. While le document simply means the document, ce document points out this specific document. You use ce because document is a masculine singular noun.

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