Breakdown of Sur le toit, la gouttière est pleine de feuilles après l’orage.
être
to be
sur
on
après
after
de
of
Questions & Answers about Sur le toit, la gouttière est pleine de feuilles après l’orage.
Why does the sentence start with Sur le toit? Does it mean on the roof?
Yes. Sur le toit means on the roof.
French often puts a place expression at the beginning of the sentence to set the scene, like:
- Sur le toit, ... = On the roof, ...
It is a little like saying:
- As for the roof / Up on the roof, the gutter is full of leaves after the storm.
The comma shows that Sur le toit is an introductory location phrase.
What does gouttière mean, and why is it la gouttière?
Why is it est pleine and not est plein?