Breakdown of Oui, et j’ai aussi de la colle.
Questions & Answers about Oui, et j’ai aussi de la colle.
Why is it j’ai and not je ai?
What does ai mean here?
Ai is the 1st person singular form of the verb avoir (to have) in the present tense.
So:
- j’ai = I have
The full present tense of avoir is:
- j’ai = I have
- tu as = you have
- il/elle a = he/she has
- nous avons = we have
- vous avez = you have
- ils/elles ont = they have
Why does French use de la colle instead of just colle?
French usually needs an article before a noun. Here colle means glue as an uncountable substance, so French uses the partitive article:
- du for masculine singular nouns
- de la for feminine singular nouns
- de l’ before a vowel or mute h
- des for plural nouns
So:
- de la colle = some glue
You normally would not just say j’ai aussi colle.
Why is it de la and not une?
Because une colle usually means one glue item or a specific type/container of glue, while de la colle means some glue in a general substance sense.
Compare:
- J’ai de la colle. = I have some glue.
- J’ai une colle. = I have a glue / one glue item.
This is possible in certain contexts, but it is less natural if you simply mean the material.
So de la colle is the normal choice for some glue.
Is colle feminine? How can I tell?
What is aussi doing in this sentence, and where does it go?
Aussi means also or too.
In j’ai aussi de la colle, it comes after the verb:
- j’ai aussi = I also have
This is a very common placement in French.
You may also hear:
- J’ai de la colle aussi.
That also means I have glue too, but the emphasis is a little different.
In your sentence, aussi is naturally attached to the idea of having.
Why are both et and aussi used? Don’t they both mean and/also?
Could the sentence be just Oui, j’ai aussi de la colle without et?
How is the sentence pronounced?
Is there any special pronunciation link between et and j’ai?
What happens to de la in the negative?
Could colle mean something other than glue?
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