Le programme fonctionne bien sur mon ordinateur.

The program works well on my computer.

Breakdown of Le programme fonctionne bien sur mon ordinateur.

• mon: my
• sur: on
• fonctionner: to function
• bien: well

Questions & Answers about Le programme fonctionne bien sur mon ordinateur.

What is le in this sentence?

le is the definite article for masculine singular nouns, equivalent to the in English. Here it specifies a particular programme.

Why do we use le programme instead of un programme?

Because you’re talking about a specific program (perhaps one you just mentioned), so you use the definite article le (“the”) rather than the indefinite un (“a”).

What does programme mean, and what is its gender?

programme is a masculine noun meaning program or software. Notice its article le agrees in gender (masculine) and number (singular).

What is fonctionne, and why is it conjugated that way?

fonctionne is the third-person singular present tense of the verb fonctionner (“to function,” “to run,” “to work”). Since the subject le programme is singular, we use fonctionne (not fonctionnent or fonctionnons, etc.).

Why is bien placed after fonctionne rather than before it?