Je mets une nappe propre sur la table.

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Breakdown of Je mets une nappe propre sur la table.

• la table: the table
• sur: on
• mettre: to put

Questions & Answers about Je mets une nappe propre sur la table.

What is the verb here and how is it conjugated?

The verb is mettre (to put). Present tense:

• je mets
• tu mets
• il/elle met
• nous mettons
• vous mettez
• ils/elles mettent

How do you pronounce the key words?

• je mets: roughly “zhuh meh” (the final -s in mets is silent).
• nappe: “nap” (final -e silent, p pronounced).
• propre: “propʁ” (final -e silent; both r’s are pronounced).
• sur la table: “syʁ la tabl”. There’s no usual liaison between mets and une (don’t say “met-z-une”).

Why is it une and not un?

Because nappe (tablecloth) is a feminine noun, so it takes the feminine article une.

Does the adjective propre agree with nappe?