Where people go: 'à l'' and 'aux'
Learning outcomes
I can use a variety of singular and plural nouns with the preposition à to say and understand where I and others go.
I can recall that the e at the end of French words is silent, it is called the SFe (silent final e).
Where people go: 'à l'' and 'aux'
Learning outcomes
I can use a variety of singular and plural nouns with the preposition à to say and understand where I and others go.
I can recall that the e at the end of French words is silent, it is called the SFe (silent final e).
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Key learning points
- The e at the end of words is silent in French. This is called the silent final e or SFe.
- When a noun starts with a vowel or an h, we use 'l'' for 'the'. It is important to learn the noun's gender by heart.
- Adverbs like 'souvent' and 'rarement' come after the verb in French, unlike in English where they come before.
- To say 'to the' before a singular noun starting with a vowel or an h, use the preposition 'à l''.
- To say 'to the' before a plural noun, use 'aux'. The 'x' of 'aux' is pronounced like English 'z' before a vowel or an h.
Keywords
SFe - Silent e at the end of a word (silent final e).
Adverb - A word that describes a verb or an adjective.
À l' - Preposition 'à' meaning 'to, at', combined with 'l'' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'.
Aux - Preposition 'à' meaning 'to, at', combined with 'les' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'.
Common misconception
When I combine 'à' with a plural noun with 'les', it becomes 'à les'.
When using 'à' with a plural noun to express 'to (the)' in French, it becomes 'aux'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I go, am going
you (singular) go, are going
he goes, is going
she goes, is going
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the hotel
abroad
the airport
the university
the island
the United States
to the airport.
to the café.
to the United States.
masculine singular noun
masculine or feminine singular noun starting with a vowel or an h
feminine singular noun
masculine or feminine plural noun.
magasin
hôpital
poste
États-Unis