Breakdown of L'entreprise emploie un nouveau comptable.
un
a / an (masculine)
l'entreprise
the company (f)
nouveau
new
employer
to employ, to use
Questions & Answers about L'entreprise emploie un nouveau comptable.
Why is the verb spelled emploie instead of employe?
The infinitive is employer (to employ). For verbs ending in -oyer, the y changes to an i in the present tense whenever the ending is silent. Because l'entreprise (the company) acts as a singular it, it takes the silent -e ending, triggering the stem change to emploie.
How is emploie pronounced?
It is pronounced roughly like om-plwa. The em- makes a nasal sound, the -oi- makes a wa sound, and the final -e is completely silent.
If l'entreprise is feminine, why does the sentence use un nouveau instead of une nouvelle?
Why does nouveau come before the noun here?