Je compare ce roman et ce film.

I compare this novel and this movie.

Breakdown of Je compare ce roman et ce film.

• je: I
• et: and
• ce: this
• le film: the movie, the film

Questions & Answers about Je compare ce roman et ce film.

Why is it je compare and not something like je comparer?

Comparer is the infinitive form (to compare). In a normal sentence with a subject (je = I), you need a conjugated verb.

In the present tense of comparer:

• je compare
• tu compares
• il / elle compare
• nous comparons
• vous comparez
• ils / elles comparent

So je compare means I compare / I’m comparing.
Je comparer would be ungrammatical in standard French.

How do I pronounce compare in this sentence?

Compare (the form je compare) is pronounced roughly:

• /kɔ̃.paʁ/

Details:

• com- → /kɔ̃/ (a nasal on sound, like in bon)
• -pare → /paʁ/ (the final e is silent, r is pronounced in the French way, in the back of the throat)

The whole sentence:

• Je compare ce roman et ce film. → /ʒə kɔ̃.paʁ sə ʁɔ.mɑ̃ e sə film/

Why is it ce roman and not cet roman or cette roman?