Learn how to ask about ownership
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric. |
| Yasmine: And I'm Yasmine. |
| Eric: Asking About Ownership. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for asking about ownership. |
| PATTERN |
| Eric: For example, "Whose umbrella is this?" |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient ce parapluie? |
| Yasmine: [slow] À qui appartient ce parapluie? |
| Eric: The pattern for asking about ownership has 3 elements. First, the pronoun "whose." |
| Yasmine: À qui. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to belong to," conjugated in the third person singular. |
| Yasmine: appartient. |
| Eric: Third, the subject, in this case "this umbrella." |
| Yasmine: ce parapluie. |
| Eric: Altogether, we have "Whose umbrella is this?" |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient ce parapluie? [slow] À qui appartient ce parapluie? [normal] À qui appartient ce parapluie? |
| Eric: First you have the pronoun "whose," followed by a verb conjugated in the third person, most often "to belong to" or "to be," then a word meaning "this" or "these," and then a noun. |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient ce parapluie? |
| Eric: So remember, to ask about ownership, start with the pronoun "whose," followed by the verb "to belong to" or "to be," and the belonging you want to know about. |
| Eric: Here's another example meaning, "Whose jacket is this?" First, pronoun "whose." |
| Yasmine: À qui. |
| Eric: Second, the verb "to be," conjugated in the third person singular. |
| Yasmine: est. |
| Eric: Third, the subject, in this case "this jacket." |
| Yasmine: cette veste. |
| Eric: Altogether we have... |
| Yasmine: À qui est cette veste? [slow] À qui est cette veste? [normal] À qui est cette veste? |
| Eric: "Whose jacket is this?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui est cette veste? |
| Eric: How do you say - "Whose eraser is this?" To give you a hint, "eraser" is... |
| Yasmine: gomme. [slow] gomme. [normal] gomme. |
| Eric: "Whose eraser is this?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient cette gomme? [slow] À qui appartient cette gomme? [normal] À qui appartient cette gomme? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient cette gomme? |
| REVIEW |
| Eric: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I’ll give you the English equivalent of the phrase, and you’re responsible for shouting it out loud in French. Here we go. |
| Eric: "Whose umbrella is this?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient ce parapluie? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient ce parapluie? |
| Eric: "Whose jacket is this?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui est cette veste? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui est cette veste? |
| Eric: "Whose eraser is this?" |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient cette gomme? |
| [pause] |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient cette gomme? |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for asking about ownership, as in... |
| Yasmine: À qui appartient ce parapluie? |
| Eric: meaning "Whose umbrella is this?" |
| Eric: Thanks, everyone, see you next time! |
| Yasmine: A la prochaine! |
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