Log inSign up

Ce yaourt est très bon.

Ce yaourt est très bon.
This yoghurt is very good.
From Lesson 45:Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')·French

Questions & Answers about Ce yaourt est très bon.

This lesson is about partitive articles like du for food. Why is it ce yaourt instead of du yaourt?
The partitive article (du, de la) means 'some' or 'a portion of' a food. Here, we are pointing to one specific yogurt and saying 'This yogurt', so we use the pointing word ce (this) instead of du (some). If you wanted to say 'I am eating some yogurt', you would use the partitive: Je mange du yaourt.
Why use ce instead of cet? Doesn't yaourt start with a vowel?
This is a special exception! Even though y is usually a vowel in French, yaourt was borrowed from another language. The y here acts like a hard consonant. Because of this, we use ce instead of cet, and we say le yaourt instead of l'yaourt.
Why do we use bon here instead of bien?
We use the adjective bon (good) when describing a noun, like the yogurt here. Bien (well or good) is generally used to describe how an action is done. Since we are describing the taste of a specific thing, bon is the right choice.
Do you pronounce the 't' at the end of yaourt?
Yes! Unlike many French words where the final consonant is silent, you actually pronounce the t at the end of yaourt.

Learn Ce yaourt est très bon and more in French

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
  • ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
  • ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free
Start learning French →