Learn French: Range ton portable, sinon tu déranges tout le monde. - Put away your mobile phone, otherwise you disturb everyone.

Range ton portable, sinon tu déranges tout le monde.

Put away your mobile phone, otherwise you disturb everyone.

Breakdown of Range ton portable, sinon tu déranges tout le monde.

you (informal singular)

ton

your (ton, ta, tes)

ranger

to tidy / to put away

tout le monde

everybody

Questions & Answers about Range ton portable, sinon tu déranges tout le monde.

Why is there no "s" at the end of Range since it is the tu form?

For regular -er verbs like ranger, the tu form of the imperative (command) drops the final "s". So it is Range instead of Ranges. You only keep the "s" if the verb is immediately followed by the pronouns y or en.

Does sinon require a specific verb tense after it?

No, sinon (otherwise / if not) just connects two ideas and does not force a specific tense. Here, it is followed by the present tense (tu déranges) to show the immediate, certain consequence of not putting the phone away. You could also use the future tense here (sinon tu dérangeras...) to emphasize a future result.

Does portable always mean a mobile phone?

In everyday spoken French, yes! Un portable almost always refers to a cell phone (short for un téléphone portable). To talk about a laptop, you would usually say un ordinateur portable, though sometimes people just say un PC or un Mac.

Why is "everyone" translated as tout le monde?