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L'été est une saison magnifique.

L'été est une saison magnifique.
Summer is a beautiful season.
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Breakdown of L'été est une saison magnifique.

être
to be
l'été
the summer
la saison
the season
magnifique
magnificent

Questions & Answers about L'été est une saison magnifique.

Why is L’été written with a capital letter?
It’s capitalized simply because it’s at the beginning of the sentence. In French, seasons themselves aren’t ordinarily capitalized when they appear in the middle of a sentence.
Why do we write L’été instead of Le été when it’s at the beginning?
When a French word starts with a vowel or an “h,” the article le or la typically contracts with it by dropping the vowel in le or la. So Le été becomes L’été to make it flow better.
What is the role of the word une here?
Une is the indefinite article in feminine form. Since saison is a feminine noun (la saison), you have to use une to say “a season.”
Why does magnifique come after saison?
Most French adjectives follow the noun. Magnifique is one of those adjectives that typically comes after the noun it describes. So you say une saison magnifique rather than une magnifique saison.
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“How does grammatical gender work in French?”
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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