Je choisis une pomme rouge.

I choose a red apple.

Breakdown of Je choisis une pomme rouge.

• je: I
• la pomme: the apple
• rouge: red
• choisir: to choose

Questions & Answers about Je choisis une pomme rouge.

Why is it une pomme rather than un pomme?

In French, nouns are either masculine or feminine. Since pomme is a feminine noun, the correct indefinite article is une. If it were masculine, such as un livre ("a book"), we would use un.

Why does the verb form end in -is in Je choisis?

In the present tense, the verb choisir (meaning "to choose") is a regular -ir verb. For je (I), it is conjugated as je choisis (with the ending -is). Other subjects have their own endings, like tu choisis, il/elle choisit, and so on.

Could I say Je choisis pomme rouge without the article?

In French, we generally need an article before a noun (unless it’s a special construction). So you would normally say Je choisis une pomme rouge. Omitting the article is not standard usage and would sound incorrect to native French speakers.

Why is rouge placed after pomme?

Most adjectives in French come after the noun. While there are exceptions (certain common adjectives come before the noun), rouge follows the noun in this case because color adjectives typically come after the noun.

How do I pronounce the -s at the end of choisis?

In French, the final -s is usually silent in choisis. You would pronounce it similar to “sho-ee-zee” in English phonetics, with no extra “s” sound at the end.