Word
Le dimanche matin, je fais de la course à pied dans le parc avec une amie.
Meaning
On Sunday morning, I go running in the park with a friend.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Le dimanche matin, je fais de la course à pied dans le parc avec une amie.
je
I
l'ami
the friend
avec
with
dans
in
Questions & Answers about Le dimanche matin, je fais de la course à pied dans le parc avec une amie.
Why is it le dimanche matin and not just dimanche matin?
In French, using the definite article le before a day of the week usually means “on [that day] in general / every [that day]”.
- Le dimanche matin = on Sunday mornings / every Sunday morning (a regular habit).
- Dimanche matin (without le) is more like on Sunday morning (one specific Sunday, usually understood from context).
So le + day of the week expresses a repeated, habitual action.
Why is dimanche matin singular if it means “on Sunday mornings”? Why not les dimanches matins?
French normally keeps the day and the time expression in the singular after le to talk about a repeated habit:
- Le dimanche matin, je fais… = On Sunday mornings, I…
- Le lundi soir, je regarde la télé. = On Monday evenings, I watch TV.
You could say tous les dimanches matin, but the simple le dimanche matin already carries the idea of repetition, so plural is not needed.
Could I also say Je fais de la course à pied le dimanche matin instead?