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Je mange avec une fourchette.

Je mange avec une fourchette.
I eat with a fork.
From Lesson 20:Yes/no questions with intonation (Tu parles ?)·French

Breakdown of Je mange avec une fourchette.

avec
with
manger
to eat
la fourchette
the fork

Questions & Answers about Je mange avec une fourchette.

How do I change this statement into a Yes/No question using rising intonation to ask someone else?
First, change "I eat" (je mange) to "you eat" (tu manges). Then, just say the sentence like a normal statement but make your pitch go up at the very end: Tu manges avec une fourchette ? (Are you eating with a fork?).
Does Je mange avec une fourchette mean "I eat with a fork" or "I am eating with a fork"?
It means both! French doesn't have a separate tense for things happening right now like English does with "am eating". Je mange translates to both "I eat" as a general habit and "I am eating" right at this moment.
Why is it une instead of un before fourchette?
In French, every noun has a gender. The word for fork, fourchette, happens to be feminine, so you use the feminine word for "a", which is une. A helpful trick for A1 learners: nouns ending in -ette are almost always feminine!
Is the "e" at the end of mange pronounced?
No, the e at the end of mange is silent. The spoken word ends on the soft "zh" sound of the g.

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