Breakdown of À la maison, Marie remplit la gamelle du chiot avec de l’eau et quelques croquettes.
Marie
Marie
l'eau
the water
et
and
la maison
the house
Questions & Answers about À la maison, Marie remplit la gamelle du chiot avec de l’eau et quelques croquettes.
Why does the sentence begin with À la maison?
À la maison means at home. It sets the scene before the main action, like saying At home, Marie... in English.
French often puts a place or time phrase at the beginning for context. You could also say:
Marie remplit la gamelle du chiot à la maison...
but starting with À la maison sounds very natural when you want to establish where the action is happening.
Why is there an accent on À?
French normally keeps accents on capital letters too, so À is just the capital version of à.
That accent matters because:
- à = at / to / in
- a = has (from the verb avoir)
So À la maison means at home, while a la maison would be incorrect.
Why is it remplit?