Breakdown of Ce mauvais candidat perdra l'élection.
ce
this (before a noun)
mauvais
bad
perdre
to lose
l'élection
the election (f)
Questions & Answers about Ce mauvais candidat perdra l'élection.
How do we get perdra from the infinitive perdre?
To form the futur simple for regular -re verbs like perdre, you drop the final -e. That leaves the stem perdr-. Then, add the regular future ending for the third-person singular (he/she/it), which is -a.
The ending -a in perdra looks exactly like the verb avoir. Is that a coincidence?
Not a coincidence at all! The endings for the futur simple in French are actually based on the present tense forms of avoir (to have). For il/elle/on, the avoir form is a, which is exactly what we add to the stem perdr-.
Why does mauvais come before the noun candidat here?
While most French adjectives are placed after the noun, mauvais (bad) is an exception. It belongs to a small group of common adjectives describing Beauty, Age, Good or Badness, and Size (often remembered by the acronym BANGS) that always go before the noun they describe.
Why use ce for "this" instead of cet?