Breakdown of Ensuite, mesurez la chambre pour acheter un lit.
pour
for
la chambre
the bedroom
le lit
the bed
acheter
to buy
Questions & Answers about Ensuite, mesurez la chambre pour acheter un lit.
Is there a difference between ensuite and puis?
Both mean "then" or "next" and are used to show the next step in a sequence. In most cases, like giving instructions, they are interchangeable. One small difference is that ensuite can sometimes go at the end of a sentence, whereas puis is kept at the beginning.
Why is there no subject like vous before mesurez?
This sentence is giving an instruction or command, which uses the imperative form. Just like in English where we say "Measure the bedroom" instead of "You measure the bedroom," French drops the subject pronoun vous and just uses the verb mesurez.
Why do we need the word pour before acheter? Can't we just use acheter to mean "to buy"?
In English, "to buy" can just mean the action, but here it means "in order to buy." Whenever you express a goal or reason, French requires pour followed by the infinitive verb. So pour acheter translates perfectly to "in order to buy."