Breakdown of Le fromage est dans le frigo.
Questions & Answers about Le fromage est dans le frigo.
Why is it le fromage if the word ends in an 'e'?
Nouns ending in an 'e' are often feminine, but the ending -age is a reliable pattern for masculine nouns in French. There are a few exceptions like une image or une page, but le fromage follows the standard rule. Is frigo an actual word or just slang?
It is a very common abbreviation of the full word le réfrigérateur. While it is informal and mainly used in everyday spoken French, it is completely standard and not considered rude slang. Why use dans to mean 'in' here instead of en?
You use dans when referring to being physically inside a specific, enclosed space or container, and it is usually followed by an article like le or un. The word en is used for more abstract concepts, modes of transportation, or feminine countries, and is almost never followed by an article. Learn Le fromage est dans le frigo and more in French
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