Word
La boucherie est fermée le lundi.
Meaning
The butcher's is closed on Mondays.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of La boucherie est fermée le lundi.
être
to be
le lundi
the Monday
fermer
to close
la boucherie
the butcher's shop
Questions & Answers about La boucherie est fermée le lundi.
Why is it le lundi if the translation says "on Mondays"?
In French, using the definite article le before a day of the week indicates a recurring event. So, le lundi means "every Monday" or "on Mondays". If you were talking about a single, specific Monday, you would normally just say lundi without the article.
Why does fermée have an extra e at the end?
Could I say le boucher est fermé instead?
No, because le boucher refers to the person (the butcher), while la boucherie refers to the shop. Saying le boucher est fermé would sound like the person himself is closed!