Question 1

How do we form the future tense in je fonderai and je n'oublierai?

Accepted Answer

Both fonder (to found) and oublier (to forget) are regular -er verbs. To form the futur simple, you just take the entire infinitive word and add the je ending, which is -ai. That gives us fonderai and oublierai.

Question 2

Does fonder mean 'to find'?

Accepted Answer

No, it is a 'false friend'! Fonder means 'to found,' 'to establish,' or 'to create' (like founding a team). If you want to say 'I will find,' you would use the verb trouver, which becomes je trouverai.

Question 3

Where did the pas go in je n'oublierai personne?

Accepted Answer

The negative pair here is ne ... personne, which means 'no one' or 'not anyone.' Just like with ne ... jamais (never), the word personne replaces pas. You wrap them around the verb: n'oublierai personne.

Question 4

Why do we use cette before équipe? Doesn't it start with a vowel, which requires cet?

Accepted Answer

You only use cet before a vowel if the noun is masculine. Équipe is a feminine noun, and feminine nouns always use cette for 'this' or 'that', even when they start with a vowel!

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