J’écris la recette dans mon cahier pour que tu comprennes pourquoi la croûte reste croustillante.

I write the recipe in my notebook so that you understand why the crust stays crispy.

Breakdown of J’écris la recette dans mon cahier pour que tu comprennes pourquoi la croûte reste croustillante.

• je: I
• tu: you (informal singular)
• mon: my
• dans: in

Questions & Answers about J’écris la recette dans mon cahier pour que tu comprennes pourquoi la croûte reste croustillante.

Why is it J’écris and not Je écris?

French usually contracts je to j’ before a vowel sound or a silent h.

So:

• je + écris → j’écris

This is just for pronunciation and flow. It works the same way in many other cases:

• j’aime
• j’habite
• j’écoute

What tense is j’écris?

J’écris is in the present tense.

It comes from the verb écrire (to write):

• j’écris = I write / I am writing

As in French generally, the present tense can often match either English simple present or present continuous, depending on context.

Why is it la recette?

Recette is a feminine singular noun, so it takes the feminine singular definite article la.

• le = masculine singular
• la = feminine singular
• les = plural

So:

• la recette = the recipe