Breakdown of Ils jettent ce vieux carton.
ils
they (masculine/mixed)
ce
this (before a noun)
vieux
old
jeter
to throw away
le carton
the cardboard box
Questions & Answers about Ils jettent ce vieux carton.
Why does jettent have two 't's when the infinitive jeter only has one?
Jeter is a stem-changing verb. In the present tense, we double the t for all forms except nous and vous. We do this to change the pronunciation of the e just before it. With one t, it sounds like the weak "uh" in le. With two ts (ils jettent), it makes an "eh" sound, similar to the English word "jet".
Do I pronounce the -ent ending in jettent?
Why does vieux come before carton instead of after it?
Most French adjectives go after the noun, but vieux (old) is a common exception. It follows the "BANGS" (or "BAGS") rule, which stands for Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, and Size. Because vieux describes Age, it goes before the noun.
Vieux ends in an "x". Does that mean it's plural here?
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