Breakdown of Le suspect a peur.
Questions & Answers about Le suspect a peur.
Why does the French sentence use a (has) instead of est (is)?
In French, physical sensations and feelings like fear, hunger, or being cold are expressed using the verb avoir (to have) instead of être (to be). So, instead of saying the suspect is afraid, you literally say the suspect "has fear." Are the letters -ct pronounced at the end of suspect?
No, both the c and the t at the end of suspect are completely silent in French. It is pronounced roughly like "sys-peh". Why isn't there an article like une or la before peur?
Peur is a noun meaning "fear." While French normally requires articles before nouns, avoir peur is a fixed expression. In many common expressions using avoir (like avoir faim for "to be hungry" or avoir chaud for "to be hot"), the article is naturally dropped. Learn Le suspect a peur and more in French
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