Au fur et à mesure que mars avance, le jardin devient plus vert.

the garden

Breakdown of Au fur et à mesure que mars avance, le jardin devient plus vert.

• plus: more
• devenir: to become
• vert: green

Questions & Answers about Au fur et à mesure que mars avance, le jardin devient plus vert.

What does au fur et à mesure que mean, and how should I think about it?

Au fur et à mesure que is a fixed expression that means something like as, as... goes on, or gradually as.

In this sentence, it introduces a process that happens little by little over time:

• Au fur et à mesure que mars avance = As March goes on / As March progresses

A helpful way to understand it is that it shows two things developing together:

• March moves forward
• the garden gets greener

So it is not just when, but more in step with the progress of something.

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Why is there a que after au fur et à mesure?

Because que introduces a full clause.

Here, the clause is:

• mars avance

So the structure is:

• au fur et à mesure que + clause

Examples:

• Au fur et à mesure que le temps passe...
• Au fur et à mesure que les enfants grandissent...

If you are following it with a noun instead of a full clause, French often uses a different structure, such as au fur et à mesure de or au fur et à mesure des... in some contexts.

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