Learn Hardcore French: Paul paie un bon prix pour la voiture rouge.

Paie is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb payer, which means “to pay.” Both paie and paye are accepted spellings in French, so you might encounter either form in written texts.

Why do we say un bon prix instead of une bonne prix?

The noun prix is masculine in French, so it takes the masculine indefinite article un and requires the masculine form of the adjective, which is bon. Even though “price” in English doesn’t indicate gender, every French noun has a grammatical gender that must be matched by its articles and adjectives.

Why is the adjective bon placed before prix while rouge comes after voiture?

In French, the position of adjectives depends on their meaning and customary usage. Some adjectives like bon (good) usually come before the noun to express a subjective quality or evaluative judgment, as in un bon prix. On the other hand, most descriptive adjectives, such as rouge (red), follow the noun, which is why we say la voiture rouge.

What is the function of pour in this sentence?

The word pour translates to “for” in English and is used here to indicate the purpose or the relation between the two parts of the sentence. It shows that Paul is paying a good price specifically in exchange for the red car.

Why is the definite article la used in la voiture rouge?

The definite article la is used to specify a particular, identifiable car. It implies that the listener or reader knows which red car is meant, rather than referring to any red car in general.