Describing Things and People
Salut!
Comment ça va?
I hope you are ok.
Today we are going to use the verb être (to be) conjugated on its third
person, singular form to describe things and people.
You can use a number of different phrases to refer to things
and people, depending on the situation.
In this lesson we are going to start describing the
various constructions you can use.
‘Il est’
In English, we often use the phrase ''it is" to describe things: it is
blue, it is old, it is hot In French, this can be done using il est or c'est.
Both forms can mean the same thing, ranging from ''he
is," "she is," or "it is," depending on the
construction of the sentence.
Each form, however, is used at a different time.
Il est is the correct choice in the following circumstances. If the subject of
the sentence is female, then you use elle est to make it agree.
Using a Single
Adjective
When using a single adjective that refers to a
specific person or a specific thing, il est is the proper construction. The
adjective will agree in gender and number with the subject of the sentence. You
can also use it in other tenses instead of just in the present
Je connais cet homme. Il est intelligent.
(I know that man. He is intelligent.)
J' aime ce jardin. Il est bien.
(I love this garden. It is nice.)
