Breakdown of Mon frère est marié.
Questions & Answers about Mon frère est marié.
Why is there no extra e or s at the end of marié?
Because this sentence uses the verb être (to be), the past participle marié must agree with the subject. The subject is mon frère (my brother), which is masculine and singular. Therefore, marié stays in its default masculine singular form. How would this sentence change if I wanted to say My sister is married?
You would say Ma sœur est mariée. Because the new subject is feminine, you must add an e to the end of the past participle so it agrees with the subject. The pronunciation of the word remains exactly the same. Is marié acting as a verb or an adjective here?
It is the past participle of the verb marier (to marry), but in this sentence, it functions just like an adjective describing your brother's relationship status. The agreement rule is exactly the same: past participles used with être must match the subject's gender and number. Why do we use mon instead of ma?
In French, possessive words must match the gender of the noun that follows them, not the gender of the person speaking. Since frère is a masculine noun, you must use mon, regardless of whether the person speaking is a man or a woman. Learn Mon frère est marié and more in French
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