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Le sport est bon pour le corps.

Le sport est bon pour le corps.
Sport is good for the body.
From Lesson 215:The body and appearance·French

Questions & Answers about Le sport est bon pour le corps.

Why is it le sport and not just sport like in the English translation?
In French, when you talk about general concepts, broad categories, or things as a whole, you must use a definite article (le, la, or les). Since we are talking about sport in general, it has to be le sport.
Could I use bien instead of bon here?
No, you must use bon. Bon is an adjective meaning "good," and it is used to describe nouns (like le sport). Bien usually translates to "well" and is an adverb used to describe how an action is performed.
Why does corps have an s at the end if we are only talking about one body?
Some French nouns naturally end in s even in their singular form. Le corps means "the body," and les corps means "the bodies." The spelling of the word itself doesn't change when it becomes plural.
Do I pronounce the p or the s at the end of corps?
Neither! Both the p and the s are completely silent. The word is pronounced roughly like the English word "core."

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