La fenêtre est importante pour la maison.

to be

Breakdown of La fenêtre est importante pour la maison.

• la maison: the house
• la fenêtre: the window
• pour: for
• important: important

Questions & Answers about La fenêtre est importante pour la maison.

Why is the article la used with fenêtre and maison?

In French, fenêtre (window) and maison (house) are both feminine nouns, so they use the feminine definite article la.

Why is the adjective importante used instead of important?

Since fenêtre is a feminine noun in French, the adjective important has to agree in gender with it, so it becomes importante.

Can I say La fenêtre est importante à la maison instead of pour la maison?

À in this context would sound unnatural. In French, pour is typically used to express the idea of benefit for or importance to something, which is the nuance here.

What if I want to say The window is very important?

You would simply add très to intensify the meaning: La fenêtre est très importante pour la maison.

Could I drop the article and just say Fenêtre est importante pour la maison?

No, in standard French nouns are almost always accompanied by an article or a determiner. Simply saying Fenêtre est importante... would not sound correct or natural.