Learn French: Le mois de mars commence demain. - The month of March starts tomorrow.

Le mois de mars commence demain.

The month of March starts tomorrow.

Breakdown of Le mois de mars commence demain.

Questions & Answers about Le mois de mars commence demain.

Why is mars written with a lowercase letter?

In French, the names of the months (like mars, avril, mai) and the days of the week are not capitalized unless they are the very first word of a sentence.

Do I have to include le mois de (the month of), or can I just say Mars commence demain?

You can absolutely just say Mars commence demain. However, adding le mois de before the month is a very common habit in French and sounds very natural to native speakers.

How do we know to use commence with an 'e' at the end?

Commencer (to begin or start) is a regular verb ending in -er. The subject of this sentence, Le mois de mars, acts as an "it" (il). For regular -er verbs paired with il, you drop the -er and add an -e.

Do I pronounce the letter 's' at the end of mois and mars?

The 's' at the end of mois is silent, following the general French rule that most final consonants are not pronounced. However, the 's' in mars is an exception and is fully pronounced, so it sounds just like the English planet "Mars".