Le brocanteur vend soixante objets.

Le is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

So le brocanteur means the second-hand dealer / the antique dealer.

French usually needs an article where English does too, and often even where English might omit one. Here, le simply identifies a specific male dealer.

A brocanteur is someone who buys and sells old or second-hand items, often furniture, decorations, or miscellaneous used objects.

It is a masculine noun. The feminine form is usually brocanteuse.

So:

• le brocanteur = the male dealer
• la brocanteuse = the female dealer

Depending on context, English translations can include second-hand dealer, junk dealer, or sometimes antique dealer, though brocanteur is not always as formal or high-end as an antique specialist.

Vend is the form of the verb vendre that matches il / elle / on and also a singular noun like le brocanteur.

The verb vendre means to sell.

Present tense of vendre:

• je vends
• tu vends
• il / elle / on vend
• nous vendons
• vous vendez
• ils / elles vendent

Because le brocanteur is third-person singular, French uses vend.

After a number, French normally does not use an article before the noun.

So you say:

• soixante objets
• trois livres
• vingt voitures

Not:

• soixante des objets
• soixante les objets

This is similar to English, where we also say sixty objects, not sixty the objects.

Because soixante means sixty, the noun must be plural.

So:

• un objet = one object
• deux objets = two objects
• soixante objets = sixty objects

In writing, the plural is shown with -s. In pronunciation, that final s is usually silent.

Usually, the final s in objets is not pronounced.

A common pronunciation is roughly:

• objets ≈ ob-zhay

The j sound is like the s in measure.

Also, in careful speech, there can be a liaison between soixante and objets, so it may sound a bit like:

• swah-sahnt zob-zhay

But the main point for a learner is:

• the written s marks plural
• the final s itself is usually silent

Soixante is pronounced roughly swah-sahnt.

A few helpful notes:

• soix- sounds like swah
• the final -ante is not pronounced like English ant
• the last consonant is usually heard as a soft t sound in standard pronunciation

So soixante objets is roughly:

• swah-sahnt ob-zhay or with liaison:
• swah-sahnt zob-zhay

This sentence follows a very common basic pattern in French:

subject + verb + object

So:

• Le brocanteur = subject
• vend = verb
• soixante objets = object

That is the same overall order as in English:

• The dealer sells sixty objects

French often uses this straightforward order in simple statements.

Usually, no. The final d in vend is normally silent.

So vend sounds roughly like vahn.

This can be surprising because the spelling keeps the d, but in normal pronunciation you generally do not hear it.

Objet usually means a physical object or item.

Chose is more general and often means thing.

So in this sentence, objets is a natural choice because the speaker is talking about actual items being sold.

Compare:

• un objet = an object, item
• une chose = a thing

A brocanteur typically sells objets, because they are physical goods.

Yes, in many contexts the French present tense can translate as either:

• sells or
• is selling

So Le brocanteur vend soixante objets can mean:

• The dealer sells sixty objects
• The dealer is selling sixty objects

The exact English translation depends on context. French often uses the simple present where English might choose either the simple present or the present progressive.