Le couloir est étroit.

to be

Breakdown of Le couloir est étroit.

• le couloir: the corridor
• étroit: narrow

Questions & Answers about Le couloir est étroit.

Why is le used here instead of la or les?

Le is the definite article for masculine singular nouns in French. Couloir is a masculine singular noun, so you use le. You would use la for feminine singular nouns and les for any plural noun.

What part of speech is étroit, and why does it come after couloir?

Étroit is an adjective meaning “narrow.” In French, most adjectives follow the noun they describe. Only a small group of common adjectives (often remembered by the acronym BAGS – Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size) come before the noun. Étroit is not in that group, so it goes after couloir.

Why is étroit spelled with a final -t and not -e?

Adjectives in French agree in gender and number with the noun. Since couloir is masculine singular, étroit takes the masculine singular form (ending in -t). The form étroite (ending in -te) would be used if the noun were feminine singular.

How do you pronounce couloir?