Learn French: Ce chauffeur conduit très bien. - This driver drives very well.

Ce chauffeur conduit très bien.

This driver drives very well.

Breakdown of Ce chauffeur conduit très bien.

Questions & Answers about Ce chauffeur conduit très bien.

Why use chauffeur here instead of conducteur?

In French, a chauffeur is usually someone who drives as a profession, like a taxi, bus, or delivery driver. A conducteur is simply anyone who operates a vehicle, whether it is their job or not.

Could I say conduit très bon to mean he drives very good?

No, you must use the adverb bien (well) because it describes how he drives (modifying the verb conduire). Bon (good) is an adjective used to describe nouns, like in the phrase un bon chauffeur (a good driver).

What verb does conduit come from, and is it regular?

It comes from conduire (to drive), which is irregular. However, it belongs to a predictable family of verbs ending in -uire, such as traduire (to translate) and construire (to build). They all share the same singular present tense endings: -s, -s, -t.

Just to be sure, why is it ce instead of cet?

Ce is the masculine singular word for "this" or "that". You only switch to cet before a masculine noun if it starts with a vowel or a mute H (like cet hôtel). Because chauffeur starts with a consonant, ce is correct here.