Learn French: Ma mère aime la musique.

Ma mère aime la musique.

My mother likes music.

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Why is it ma mère and not mon mère?

In French, possessive words like my have to match the gender of the person or thing you are talking about, not your own gender. Because mère (mother) is a feminine word, you must use the feminine word for my, which is ma.

Why is it la musique instead of just musique?

When you talk about liking, loving, or hating things in a general sense, French requires a definite article (le, la, or les). Because English just says music, it is easy to forget, but in French you must always say she likes la musique (literally the music).

Why does the verb aime end in an e here?

Aime comes from the verb aimer (to like or to love). Because we are talking about ma mère, which counts as a she (elle), we drop the -er and add the matching -e ending used for regular -er verbs.

Does aime mean likes or loves in this sentence?