Cheatography
https://cheatography.com
French basics, accents, tenses, etc.
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Accents
Accent |
Nom |
Exemple |
é |
accent aigu |
identité |
è |
accent grave |
problème |
ô |
accent circonflexe |
hôpital |
ï |
tréma |
naïve |
ç |
cédille |
ça |
Subject Pronouns
Purpose: |
Replace a noun that is the subject of a verb |
| |
Show number and gender |
1st person |
Je (I) |
Nous (We) |
2nd person |
Tu (You) |
Vous (You) |
3rd Person |
Il (He), Elle (She), On (One) |
Ils (They), Elles (They) |
|
|
Forming Plural of a Noun
Usually... |
Ends in -eau |
Ends in -al |
Group of m+f |
Add -s |
Add -x |
Drop -al, Add -aux |
M plural noun |
l'objet |
le bureau |
l'animal |
les objets |
les bureaux |
les animaux |
Possessive Adjectives
Masculine Singular |
Feminine Singular |
Plural |
Mon |
Ma |
Mes |
My |
Ton |
Ta |
Tes |
Your (fam. and sing.) |
Son |
Sa |
Ses |
His, Her, Its |
Notre |
Notre |
Nos |
Our |
Votre |
Votre |
Vos |
Your (form. or pl.) |
Leur |
Leur |
Leurs |
Their |
*Choice of masc, fem,or pl, depends on the gender and number of the noun possesed, not the owner,
|
|
Definite Articles Plural
Le/La |
Un/Une |
C'est |
Les |
Des |
Ce sont |
Expressions of Agreement/Disagreement
Oui/No |
Yes/No |
Bien sûr |
Of course |
Pas du tout |
Not at all |
Moi/toi non plus |
Me/you neither |
Peut-être |
Maybe, perhaps |
Si |
Instead of Oui, to contradict negative question |
|
