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When use "et" and when use "est"?
ET means and[edit | edit source]
ET is employed to join 2 sentences. Someone can also say "plus". It's additional.
- Example : J'ai mangé des pommes ET des cerises = I've eaten some apples AND some cherries
EST means is[edit | edit source]
It is the verb "to be" conjugated at the third singular person.
- Example : Elle EST belle = She IS beautiful
Now, impossible to do that mistake again :)