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==Impersonal Verbs== | ==Impersonal Verbs== | ||
See: [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-Verbs|Impersonal-Verbs]]. | See: [[Language/French/Grammar/Impersonal-Verbs|Impersonal-Verbs]]. | ||
==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Dates|Dates]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-A-change-in-the-final-consonant-or-syllable|Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in the final consonant or syllable]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Easy-way-of-generating-the-imperfect-tense|Easy way of generating the imperfect tense]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Beau-VS-Bel|Beau VS Bel]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/il-or-ça-with-impersonal-verbs|il or ça with impersonal verbs]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-faire-+-partitive-faire-du,-de-la|Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Conventions-for-writing-cardinal-numbers-in-figures|Conventions for writing cardinal numbers in figures]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-soi|Use of soi]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-y|Use of y]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Mass-versus-count-nouns|Mass versus count nouns]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Fused-forms-of-the-definite-article|Fused forms of the definite article]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs|Adverbs]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-indefinite-and-partitive-articles-after-the-negative-forms|Use of indefinite and partitive articles after the negative forms]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-an-année,-jour-journée,-matin-matinée,-soir-soirée|Use of an année, jour journée, matin matinée, soir soirée]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Absolute-use-of-the-superlative|Absolute use of the superlative]] | |||
Revision as of 12:52, 26 February 2023
The Personal versus The Impersonal Form in French
What is an impersonal sentence?
A sentence is in the impersonal form if:
- The subject is the word "il".
- The subject represents nothing and no one.
Examples
- Il pleut des cordes.
It's raining cats and dogs.
- Il faut être patient.
You have to be patient.
- Il neige.
It's snowing.
Video (in French) - La phrase de forme impersonnelle
What is a personal phrase?
When a sentence is not impersonal, we say that it is a sentence in the personal form. This sentence is therefore opposed to the impersonal sentence.
Impersonal Verbs
See: Impersonal-Verbs.
Related Lessons
- Dates
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in the final consonant or syllable
- Easy way of generating the imperfect tense
- Beau VS Bel
- il or ça with impersonal verbs
- Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la
- Conventions for writing cardinal numbers in figures
- Use of soi
- Use of y
- Mass versus count nouns
- Fused forms of the definite article
- Adverbs
- Use of indefinite and partitive articles after the negative forms
- Use of an année, jour journée, matin matinée, soir soirée
- Absolute use of the superlative