Le score augmente.

Because score is a masculine singular noun in French, so it takes le.

• le = masculine singular the
• la = feminine singular the

So:

• le score = the score

Even though score comes from English, in French it still has a grammatical gender, and that gender is masculine.

It is a borrowed word that French uses normally, especially in sports, games, and competitions.

So a French speaker can naturally say:

• Le score augmente.
• Quel est le score ?

Even though it looks exactly like the English word, it behaves like a regular French noun:

• it has a gender: masculine
• it takes articles: le score, un score
• it can be plural: les scores

Because augmente is the conjugated form, while augmenter is the infinitive.

Here the sentence needs a finite verb, so French uses the present tense:

• augmenter = to increase
• augmente = increases / is increasing

With le score (third person singular), the present-tense form is augmente.

A quick mini-conjugation:

• j’augmente
• tu augmentes
• il / elle / on augmente
• nous augmentons
• vous augmentez
• ils / elles augmentent

So le score augmente uses the same form as il augmente.

Because the subject le score is third person singular, and for -er verbs, the present-tense ending for that person is often -e.

For augmenter:

• j’augmente
• tu augmentes
• il/elle/on augmente

So le score augmente follows the same pattern.

This is very common with regular -er verbs:

• Le prix baisse.
• Le nombre augmente.
• Le niveau change.

It can mean either one, depending on context.

French often uses the present tense where English might choose either:

• simple present: the score increases
• present progressive: the score is increasing

So Le score augmente can mean:

• the score is going up right now
• the score goes up / rises

If you specifically want to emphasize right now, French can also say:

• Le score est en train d’augmenter.

But in normal speech, Le score augmente is already very natural.

Here it is used intransitively.

That means the subject itself undergoes the change:

• Le score augmente. = the score rises / goes up

But augmenter can also be transitive, meaning something causes something else to increase:

• Le joueur augmente le score. = the player increases the score

So the verb can work in both ways:

• intransitive: Le score augmente.
• transitive: Quelqu’un augmente le score.

That is a very useful pattern to notice.

No. Augmenter is normally not reflexive in this meaning.

So you say:

• Le score augmente.

Not:

• Le score s’augmente. ✘

French has some verbs that are reflexive where English is not, but this is not one of them.

Because this is a normal declarative sentence, and the standard French word order is:

subject + verb

So:

• Le score = subject
• augmente = verb

This is the same basic order as in English:

• The score increases.

French can invert the order in questions or certain stylistic contexts, but in a plain statement, subject + verb is the normal pattern.

A rough pronunciation is:

luh skor ohg-monnt

A few details:

• Le is usually pronounced luh or a very light leu
• score sounds close to English score, but with a French r
• augmente has a nasal vowel in -men-
• the final -e is silent

So augmente is pronounced roughly like:

ohg-monnt

Not:

• ohg-men-tay ✘

The written e at the end is not pronounced here.

Yes, the t is pronounced.

So:

• augmente ends with a pronounced t sound

This matters because many French final consonants are silent, but not all of them. In this word, the final t is normally heard.

Yes, depending on context.

Usually le score means the score, referring to a specific score in a game, match, or activity.

But French articles are often used in ways that sound a little broader than English. In many real situations, le score augmente simply means that the score on screen or in the game is going up.

So in practice, it often works just like English the score.

You put ne ... pas around the verb:

• Le score n’augmente pas. = The score is not increasing.

Why n’ instead of ne?

Because augmente begins with a vowel sound, so ne becomes n’:

• n’augmente pas

This is a very common French pattern.

Yes, but the meaning changes.

• Le score augmente. = The score is increasing
• Un score augmente. = A score is increasing

In most normal situations, le score is much more natural, because you usually mean a specific score that both speaker and listener can identify.

So le is the expected choice here.

Yes. A few common alternatives are:

• Le score monte. = the score is going up
• Le score grimpe. = the score is climbing
• Le score est en hausse. = the score is rising / up
• Le score est en train d’augmenter. = the score is increasing right now

But Le score augmente is perfectly normal and clear.

It is generally used for sports, games, tests, and measurable results.

For example:

• in sports: Le score augmente
• in video games: Mon score augmente
• in tests or ratings: Le score du candidat augmente

So it is a very practical word, and French speakers use it in several contexts, not just sports.