ELONIO
Log inSign up

Nous recevons des médailles et des diplômes.

Nous recevons des médailles et des diplômes.
We receive medals and diplomas.
From Lesson 91:High-frequency irregular verbs (vivre, recevoir)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous recevons des médailles et des diplômes.

Why does recevons use a regular c instead of the ç with a cedilla we see in other forms of this verb?
The infinitive is recevoir (to receive). In forms like je reçois (I receive), the cedilla is needed to keep the soft 's' sound before the vowel o. In nous recevons, the c is followed by an e, which naturally makes a soft 's' sound, so no cedilla is needed.
Why do we need to put des in front of both médailles and diplômes?
In French, articles like des (some/plural of 'a') must be repeated before every noun in a list. While in English we can group them and just say 'medals and diplomas', French requires des médailles et des diplômes (literally 'some medals and some diplomas').
Are médailles and diplômes masculine or feminine?
médaille is feminine (une médaille), and diplôme is masculine (un diplôme). When they are plural, like in this sentence, they both use the plural article des, so the gender isn't obvious just from looking at the article.
What does the little hat accent (circumflex) on diplômes do?
The circumflex accent on diplômes changes the pronunciation slightly, giving the o a closed 'oh' sound. Historically, it also often marks where an 's' used to be in Old French, which is why it looks similar to the English word if you imagine an 's' after the 'o'!

Learn Nous recevons des médailles et des diplômes and more in French

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
  • ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
  • ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free
Start learning French →