The French pronoun le can be a neuter object pronoun in certain constructions, such as Si vous êtes heureux, je le suis aussi (If you're happy, I am too). The French neuter object pronoun is optional; its usage is formal and is most common in written French.
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On 14 July, France will celebrate its national holiday in commemoration of the storming of the Bastille prison, which took place in 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. Do you know what this event represents? Learn all about Bastille Day - in French or English - and listen to the Marseillaise.

What English speakers call Bastille Day the French call le 14 juillet. If you want to wish French speaker a happy Bastille Day, « Bonne Bastille ! » just doesn't work; you can only say « Joyeux Quatorze Juillet ! » or simply « Bonne fête ! » However, it's not really customary to do so - when I do, the French seem a little surprised.

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What does the idiomatic French expression dire ses quatre vérités (à quelqu'un) mean? Click the link above to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.
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