7. To Be & To Have / Etre & avoir
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Present tense of être /ɛtʀ/ - to be
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I am
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je suis
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/ʒə sɥi/
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We are
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nous sommes
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/nu sɔm/
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You are
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tu es
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/ty ɛ/
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You are
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vous êtes
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/vu zɛt/
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He is
She is
One is
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il est
elle est
on est
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/il ɛ/
/ɛl ɛ/
/ɔ̃ nɛ/
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They are
They are
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ils sont
elles sont
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/il sɔ̃/
/ɛl sɔ̃/
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Present tense of avoir /avwaʀ/ - to have
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I have
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j'ai
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/ʒe/
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We have
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nous avons
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/nu zavɔ̃/
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You have
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tu as
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/ty ɑ/
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You have
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vous avez
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/vu zave/
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He has
She has
One has
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il a
elle a
on a
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/il ɑ/
/ɛl ɑ/
/ɔ̃ nɑ/
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They have
They have
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ils ont
elles ont
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/il zɔ̃/
/ɛl zɔ̃/
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In spoken French, the tu forms of verbs that begin with a vowel contract with the pronoun: tu es = t'es /tɛ/, tu as = t'as /tɑ/, etc. In addition, it is very common to use on (plus 3rd person singular conjugation) to mean we instead of nous |
