Learn French: Lisez la troisième page.

Lisez la troisième page.

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Questions & Answers about Lisez la troisième page.

Why is there no pronoun like vous before Lisez?

This sentence is an instruction, so it uses the imperative mood (commands). Just like in English, you drop the subject pronoun (vous) and just use the conjugated verb: Lisez.

How do you form ordinal numbers like troisième?

For most numbers, you simply add the suffix -ième to the regular number. So, trois (three) becomes troisième (third). If a number ends in an e (like quatre), you drop that final e before adding the suffix to get quatrième.

Why is troisième placed before the noun page?

While most French descriptive adjectives go after the noun, ordinal numbers (words that tell you the position or order, like first, second, third) always go before the noun.

How would this sentence change if I were speaking to a close friend?

You would use the informal tu command form instead of the formal or plural vous form. The verb changes to Lis, making the sentence: Lis la troisième page.