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What is the translation of Je porte ma chemise rouge in English?
It translates to I wear my red shirt or I am wearing my red shirt. The sentence indicates that the speaker is currently wearing their red shirt.
What is the role of porte in this sentence?
Porte is the first-person singular present tense form of the verb porter, which means to wear (or sometimes to carry). In this context, it clearly conveys the act of wearing.
Why is the adjective rouge placed after the noun chemise?
In French, many descriptive adjectives—especially those relating to color—generally come after the noun. So instead of saying rouge chemise, the natural order is chemise rouge, meaning red shirt.
Does the adjective rouge change its form to agree with chemise?
No, rouge remains the same regardless of the gender or number of the noun it modifies. Even though chemise is feminine, rouge does not change form—it works for both masculine and feminine nouns.
Why do we use the possessive adjective ma with chemise?
Ma is the feminine singular form of the possessive adjective in French. Since chemise is a feminine noun, ma chemise is the correct form. If the noun were masculine (and did not start with a vowel sound), you would use mon instead.
What is the overall grammatical structure of the sentence?
The sentence follows the standard French Subject-Verb-Object order. Here, Je is the subject, porte is the verb, and ma chemise rouge is the object. Within the object, ma is the possessive adjective, chemise is the noun, and rouge is the adjective describing the noun.
How might you modify this sentence to express negation?
To express negation, you would typically place ne before the verb and pas after it. Thus, Je porte ma chemise rouge becomes Je ne porte pas ma chemise rouge, which means I am not wearing my red shirt.