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Nous prenons une boisson chaude.

Nous prenons une boisson chaude.
We are having a hot drink.
From Lesson 44:The verb to drink (boire)·French

Questions & Answers about Nous prenons une boisson chaude.

Wait, the lesson is about the verb boire (to drink). Why does this sentence use prenons?
In French, it is very common to use the verb prendre (to take) when talking about having a drink or a meal. It works just like the English phrase 'to have a drink.' You could also say Nous buvons une boisson chaude (We are drinking a hot drink), but prenons sounds very natural here.
Is the noun boisson (drink) related to the verb boire (to drink)?
Yes, they belong to the same word family! Boire is the action (to drink), and une boisson is the thing you are drinking (a beverage or a drink).
Why does the word for hot (chaude) come after the word for drink (boisson)?
In English, we put the adjective before the noun ('a hot drink'). In French, most adjectives, including those for temperature like chaud (hot) and froid (cold), are placed after the noun.
Why is there an 'e' at the end of chaude?
French adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Since boisson is a feminine noun (which we can tell by the word une), we have to use the feminine form of the adjective. We add an -e to the masculine chaud to make it chaude.

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