Breakdown of Septembre est un mois important.
Questions & Answers about Septembre est un mois important.
Are months capitalized in French like they are in English?
Usually, no! In French, days of the week and months of the year are written in lowercase. Septembre is only capitalized here because it is the very first word of the sentence. Why does the word mois (month) end with an 's' if it is only one month?
Some French words naturally end in 's' even in their singular form. Mois is one of these words. If you wanted to say "months" in the plural, it would still be spelled mois (for example, deux mois means "two months"). You can tell it is singular here because of the word un (a/one). Why is the adjective important placed after the noun mois?
In English, we put the adjective before the noun ("an important month"). In French, most adjectives come directly after the noun they describe. That is why it is written as un mois important. Do I pronounce the 't' at the end of important?
No, the final 't' is silent here. Because un mois is a masculine noun, we use the masculine form of the adjective, important. If it were describing a feminine noun, you would add an 'e' to the end (importante) and then you would pronounce the 't'. Learn Septembre est un mois important and more in French
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