Word
Les miroirs de cette chambre sont carrés.
Meaning
The mirrors in this bedroom are square.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Les miroirs de cette chambre sont carrés.
être
to be
la chambre
the bedroom
ce
this (before a noun)
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
Questions & Answers about Les miroirs de cette chambre sont carrés.
Why does it say de cette chambre instead of dans cette chambre for "in this bedroom"?
In French, when you are describing something that belongs to or is a fixture of a specific room, you use de (of). It literally translates to "the mirrors of this bedroom". You would use dans (in/inside) if you were just describing where they are currently located: Les miroirs sont dans cette chambre (The mirrors are in this bedroom).
How do I choose between ce, cet, and cette?
Ce, cet, and cette all mean "this" or "that". You choose based on the gender and starting letter of the noun that follows. Chambre is feminine, so it takes cette. For a masculine noun, you would use ce (like ce lit for "this bed"), unless it starts with a vowel or silent h, where you use cet to make it easier to say (like cet appartement).
Why does the word carrés have an -s at the end?
Can carré be both a shape noun and an adjective?