At Work 2 · dbcdd25f92a69a16316c6aa04ab179c4
J’ai besoin de café !
Use J’ai besoin de… to say I need… in French.
J’ai besoin de travailler.I need to work.
J’ai besoin d’étudier.I need to study.
Nous avons besoin de café.We need coffee.
Verbs
A lot of verbs that end in ‑ir will have the same set of word endings. Let’s use finir as a guide.
| finir to finish |
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|---|---|
| je | finis |
| tu | finis |
| il / elle | finit |
| nous | finissons |
| vous | finissez |
| ils / elles | finissent |
Je finis mon travail.
I finish my work.
Tu choisis ce bureau ?
Are you choosing this desk ?
Il finit son projet.
He finishes his project.
Notice that for verbs like finir, the s is doubled with nous, vous, and ils / elles.
Nous choisissons nos projets.
We choose our projects.
Leur vs. leurs
In English we say their office or their offices, but in French leur also requires an ‑s if the noun is plural.
| leur collègue their colleague |
leurs collègues their colleagues |
|---|---|
| leur idée their idea |
leurs idées their ideas |
| leur horaire their schedule |
leurs horaires their schedules |