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==Personal and Impersonal Verbs== | |||
<div style="font-size:300%">Impersonal verbs</div> | <div style="font-size:300%">Impersonal verbs</div> | ||
Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated to different persons, such as: | Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated to different persons, such as: | ||
* "manger" (to eat): je mange (I eat), tu manges (you eat), etc. | * Example: "manger" (to eat): je mange (I eat), tu manges (you eat), etc. | ||
However, some verbs are used '''impersonaly''', meaning they only have one conjugation, the third person singular. | However, some verbs are used '''impersonaly''', meaning they only have one conjugation, the third person singular. | ||
* we can say "Il pleut". However, we cannot say "Je pleus". | * Example: we can say "Il pleut". However, we cannot say "Je pleus". | ||
* See also the [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-vs-Personal|impersonal form]]. | * See also the [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-vs-Personal|impersonal form]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 2 December 2021
Personal and Impersonal Verbs
Impersonal verbs
Most verbs are personal: they must be conjugated to different persons, such as:
- Example: "manger" (to eat): je mange (I eat), tu manges (you eat), etc.
However, some verbs are used impersonaly, meaning they only have one conjugation, the third person singular.
- Example: we can say "Il pleut". However, we cannot say "Je pleus".
- See also the impersonal form.