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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

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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