vite

Usages of vite

Ne cours pas trop vite, tu risques d’oublier où tu vas.
Do not run too fast, you might forget where you are going.
Marie court vite dans le parc.
Marie runs fast in the park.
Je cours suffisamment vite pour arriver à l'heure.
I run fast enough to arrive on time.
Je m’entraîne chaque matin pour courir plus vite, et Marie veut aussi s’entraîner au yoga.
I practice every morning to run faster, and Marie also wants to practice yoga.
Son frère est malin aussi, par contre il parle trop vite.
Her brother is clever too; however, he speaks too fast.
Ce journaliste parle vite, mais son accent est très clair.
This journalist speaks fast, but his accent is very clear.
Marie travaille aussi vite que Paul, mais elle se repose moins souvent.
Marie works as fast as Paul, but she rests less often.
Je ne peux pas suivre cette conversation quand tout le monde parle trop vite.
I cannot follow this conversation when everyone speaks too fast.

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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).

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