Breakdown of Notre population va augmenter cette année.
ce
this (before a noun)
notre
our (singular and plural forms: notre, nos)
aller
to go
l'année
the year (f)
la population
the population
augmenter
to increase
Questions & Answers about Notre population va augmenter cette année.
Why do we use the futur proche (va augmenter) here instead of the futur simple?
The futur proche is used for events that are certain, planned, or happening in the near future. Because the increase is happening cette année (this year), it is treated as a concrete, foreseeable fact based on current evidence rather than a distant, uncertain prediction.
What is the difference between année and an? Why use cette année here?
Both mean year, but année focuses on the duration or the span of time, which makes sense for an ongoing process like population growth over twelve months. The word an is mostly used as a simple unit of measurement, like when stating your age.
Since population is feminine, why don't we change the ending of notre?
The possessive adjective notre (our) is exactly the same for both masculine and feminine singular nouns. It only changes if the noun is plural, in which case it becomes nos.
Why doesn't the main verb augmenter change to match the subject?
This is how you build the futur proche: you conjugate the helping verb aller (here, it becomes va to match the singular subject) and leave the main action verb in its dictionary form, which is the infinitive (augmenter).
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