Question 1

How did we get the word défendra (will defend)?

Accepted Answer

It comes from the regular verb défendre (to defend). To form the future tense for -re verbs, you drop the final -e to get the stem (défendr-). Then, because the subject ce candidat acts as a "he" (il), you add the future ending -a.

Question 2

Why does Il faut voter translate as "We have to vote"? Where is the word for "we"?

Accepted Answer

Il faut is an expression that literally means "it is necessary" or "one must." Because it doesn't name a specific person, it often translates to "we must," "you have to," or "people need to," depending on the context. Here, "we have to vote" sounds the most natural in English.

Question 3

Why do we use ce candidat instead of cet candidat for "this candidate"?

Accepted Answer

Both ce and cet mean "this" for masculine singular nouns. However, cet is only used when the following word starts with a vowel or a silent 'h' (like cet ami). Since candidat starts with a consonant, we stick with ce.

Question 4

Why is it nos droits and not notre droits for "our rights"?

Accepted Answer

Notre means "our" for singular nouns (like notre candidat = our candidate). Because droits (rights) is plural here, you must use the plural form nos, which is used for all plural nouns regardless of their gender.

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