Breakdown of Mon accent est encore fort, mais mes amis me comprennent.
être
to be
mon
my
l'ami
the friend
comprendre
to understand
Questions & Answers about Mon accent est encore fort, mais mes amis me comprennent.
Why is it mon accent and not ma accent?
In French, every noun has a grammatical gender. Accent is a masculine noun (un accent), so it always takes masculine determiners and adjectives:
If it were a feminine noun (for example la voix – “voice”), you would say ma voix, une voix, etc. The choice of mon vs ma depends on the noun, not on who is speaking.
What exactly does encore mean here? Is it “still” or “again”?
In this sentence, encore means still:
Encore can also mean again, but context tells you which meaning is intended. With être (to be) and an adjective describing a continuing state, it usually means still:
- Il est encore malade. → He is still sick.
- Tu es encore en retard. → You are late again. (Here both “still” and “again” can be possible, depending on context.)
In your sentence, the idea is that the strong accent has not disappeared yet, so encore = still.
Could you say toujours instead of encore here?