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Les maths sont difficiles pour moi.

Les maths sont difficiles pour moi.
Maths is difficult for me.
From Lesson 244:Jobs, school and sport·French

Breakdown of Les maths sont difficiles pour moi.

être
to be
moi
me
pour
for
difficile
difficult
les maths
maths (f pl)

Questions & Answers about Les maths sont difficiles pour moi.

Why is the verb plural (sont) when in English we say 'Maths is'?
In French, les maths is short for les mathématiques, which is a plural noun. Because of this, you must use the plural verb sont (are) instead of the singular est (is) that we use in English.
Why do we say Les maths instead of just Maths at the beginning?
French requires a definite article (le, la, or les) when you are talking about general concepts, categories, or school subjects. While English leaves the article out when talking about 'maths' in general, French needs Les.
Why does difficiles have an 's' at the end here?
Adjectives in French must agree with the noun they describe. Since les maths is plural, you must add an 's' to difficile to make it plural too.
Why use moi instead of me or je after pour?
The word moi is a stressed pronoun. In French, you always use stressed pronouns (like moi, toi, lui, elle) after prepositions such as pour (for), avec (with), and sans (without).

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