Breakdown of Il mesure le quart de la longueur.
il
he
de
of / from / any (in negative sentences) / about (concerning)
le quart
the quarter
mesurer
to measure
Questions & Answers about Il mesure le quart de la longueur.
Why does the French sentence use le quart (the quarter) when the English translation says 'a quarter'?
In French, fractions like a third (le tiers) or a quarter (le quart) often take the definite article (le), even when we say 'a' in English. You will see un quart in specific phrases like un quart d'heure (a quarter of an hour), but when describing a fraction of a specific whole object, le quart is the standard phrasing.
Could Il mesure also mean 'It measures' in this sentence?
Why is it de la longueur instead of just de longueur?