Examine is the present indicative form of the verb examiner, matching a third-person singular subject such as l’expert.
Conjugation of examiner in the present:
So l’expert examine means the expert examines / is examining, depending on context.
Usually, yes. Examiner often means to examine, inspect, or look at carefully.
In this sentence, it suggests that the expert is checking or inspecting the pipe or line carefully. Depending on context, English might translate it as examines, inspects, or checks.
Because la canalisation is definite. It refers to a specific pipe, drain, line, or conduit that is known from the context.
If you wanted a pipe/line, you would normally say:
French also uses definite articles a bit more often than English, so sometimes the appears where English might choose a different wording.
Not really in everyday use. In French, canalisation often means something concrete like a pipe, pipeline, drain, water line, or conduit.
The English word canalization is much less common in normal conversation and often sounds more technical or abstract. So this is a word where the most natural English translation depends heavily on context.
A simple approximate pronunciation is:
A few useful notes: