Learn French: Tu vis un événement important. - You are experiencing an important event.

Tu vis un événement important.

You are experiencing an important event.

Breakdown of Tu vis un événement important.

a / an (masculine)

you (informal singular)

important

l'événement

the event (m)

Questions & Answers about Tu vis un événement important.

Why does vis mean "are experiencing" here instead of "are living"?

While the verb vivre is most commonly translated as "to live", it is also the standard French way to say "to experience" or "to go through" a situation, moment, or event.

Is vis a regular verb?

No, vivre is very irregular. In the singular present tense, the stem drops the "v", giving us je vis, tu vis, and il/elle vit. The plural forms keep the "v" sound: nous vivons, vous vivez, ils/elles vivent.

Why does the adjective important come after événement?

In French, most adjectives are placed after the noun they describe. Only a handful of common adjectives related to beauty, age, numbers, goodness, and size (often remembered by the acronym BANGS) go before the noun.

I see accents on événement. Are they just for spelling?

They change the pronunciation! The first two és (with the accent pointing up and right) make an "ay" sound, similar to the "a" in "date". Without the accent, an "e" in French makes a softer "uh" sound or is silent.