Learn French: Organiser un rendez-vous galant avec ce garçon radin est une idée épouvantable ! - Organizing a romantic date with this stingy boy is a dreadful idea!

Word

Organiser un rendez-vous galant avec ce garçon radin est une idée épouvantable !

Meaning

Organizing a romantic date with this stingy boy is a dreadful idea!

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sentence

Pronunciation

Course

French

Lesson

Argumentative addition (sans compter que)

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Questions & Answers about Organiser un rendez-vous galant avec ce garçon radin est une idée épouvantable !

Why does the sentence start with the infinitive verb Organiser instead of a noun?

Using an infinitive verb as the subject of a sentence (which translates to the English '-ing' gerund form, like 'Organizing') is very common and natural in French. It is often preferred over noun equivalents when expressing a general action or idea.

Why say un rendez-vous galant instead of just un rendez-vous?

Because un rendez-vous on its own just means an 'appointment' or 'meeting' (like with a doctor or a colleague). Adding galant specifies that it is a romantic date. You might also hear younger French speakers use the English borrowing un date.

Is the word radin commonly used in everyday French?

Yes, radin is a very common, slightly informal word meaning 'stingy' or 'cheap'. While avare is the formal translation for 'miserly', radin is the go-to word for this concept in everyday spoken French.

Could I put épouvantable before the noun, as in une épouvantable idée?

While you might occasionally see it placed before the noun in literary contexts for dramatic emotional emphasis, standard French places long adjectives like épouvantable after the noun. Short, common adjectives expressing goodness or badness (like bonne or mauvaise) are the ones that typically go before the noun.