Learn French: Mon père travaille dans un bureau.

Mon père travaille dans un bureau.

My father works in an office.

Breakdown of Mon père travaille dans un bureau.

the office / the desk

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Questions & Answers about Mon père travaille dans un bureau.

Why do we use mon instead of ma here?

Possessive adjectives in French match the gender of the noun being owned, not the person who owns it. Because père (father) is a masculine word, you must use the masculine word for my, which is mon. You use this even if the person speaking is a woman!

Why does travaille end in an e? I thought the e ending was only for je (I).

Regular -er verbs like travailler (to work) actually use the exact same -e ending for the je (I) form and the il (he), elle (she), and on (we) forms. Since Mon père acts as a he (il), the verb ending is -e.

Doesn't bureau mean desk?

It means both! In French, un bureau can refer to the physical piece of furniture (a desk) or the room where people work (an office). Here, working in an office makes the most sense.

Should I pronounce the s at the end of dans?

Normally, the s in dans is silent. However, because the next word (un) starts with a vowel, you connect the two words when speaking. This is called a liaison. The s wakes up and makes a z sound, connecting smoothly to the next word.