Learn French: Il offre un bouquet de fleurs. - He offers a bouquet of flowers.

Il offre un bouquet de fleurs.

He offers a bouquet of flowers.

Breakdown of Il offre un bouquet de fleurs.

a / an (masculine)

la fleur

the flower

of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)

Questions & Answers about Il offre un bouquet de fleurs.

Why does offre end in -e instead of -it like other -ir verbs?

Even though offrir (to offer or give) is an -ir verb, it is a special irregular verb. In the present tense, it drops the -ir and borrows the endings of regular -er verbs. So for il, we add an -e to get il offre.

Could I use donne (gives) instead of offre here?

You could, but offrir is the better and more natural choice. While donner means 'to give' in a general, physical sense, offrir specifically means 'to give as a gift' or 'to treat someone'. Since a bouquet of flowers is a gift, offre is perfect here.

Why is it de fleurs and not des fleurs since flowers is plural?

In French, nouns that express a specific quantity, collection, or container are followed simply by de (or d'), dropping the plural article. Just like you would say une boîte de chocolats (a box of chocolates), un bouquet acts as a collection here, so it must be un bouquet de fleurs.