Le train direct part aujourd’hui.

to leave

Breakdown of Le train direct part aujourd’hui.

• aujourd’hui: today
• le train direct: the direct train

Questions & Answers about Le train direct part aujourd’hui.

What does le mean here, and why is it needed?

Le means the.

French usually uses an article before nouns much more consistently than English does. So le train direct is the normal way to say the direct train. Leaving out le here would sound ungrammatical.

Why is it train direct and not direct train?

In French, many adjectives come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• un train direct = a direct train
• le train direct = the direct train

English speakers often want to put adjectives first, but in French adjective position depends on the adjective. Direct normally comes after the noun here.

Why is it direct and not directe?

Because train is a masculine singular noun.

French adjectives agree with the noun they describe:

• masculine singular: direct
• feminine singular: directe
• masculine/feminine plural: directs / directes

Since le train is masculine singular, the correct form is direct.