French Parts of Speech

Learning French is hard, and it's even harder if you don't understand the basics of grammar in your own language. If your mind boggles when people start talking about nouns, adjectives, and other parts of speech, this lesson is for you. The eight parts of speech are listed below, with each one bolded in a sample sentence. Click each term to learn more about it, including examples, tips on figuring out which part of speech a particular word belongs to, and links to more detailed lessons.


Adjective
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table


Adverb
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table


Article
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table


Conjunction
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table


Noun
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table


Preposition
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table


Pronoun
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table


Verb
Je parle lentement parce que les nouveaux étudiants sont à la table
I am speaking slowly because the new students are at the table