"The men"
Translation:Les hommes
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"Les hommes" is plural so it means "men" or "the men". "L'hommes" should actually be "l'homme" -without the "s" at the end because it is singular. It means "Man" or "the man".
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les is used for plural nouns, such as hommes (men) while le is used for singular, masculine nouns.
Thanks Ashley. The L in l'hommes, is it the capital L or the small l ? Any rule regarding the same ?
No, the capital "L" is just when it's at the start of a sentence. Otherwise just use lowercase "l".
well les hommes means the men so its plural. remember that the plural of la and le is les. However, l'homme means the man which is singular.
When its plural you have to put les even if it is a vowel... That rule is only there to prevent two vowel sounds right after one another.
is "hommes" pronounced the same way as "homme"? It's so hard for me to hear the difference between singular and plural forms. Thanks.
Yes, "hommes" and "homme" are pronounced the same way. You can distinguish between singular and plural by paying attention to the articles which have different pronunciations.
L'homme = the man.
Les hommes = the men
@ashleygarr, do I pronounce the "s" in "les?" Sometimes I hear it in the examples and sometimes I don't.
You do not pronounce the "s" in les unless the word the follows begins with a vowel or the letter "h". So you would pronounce the "s" in "les hommes".
You pronounce the "s" in "les" any time the next word starts with a vowel or "h". You do not pronounce the "s" when the next word starts with a consonant. So in this case, you would pronounce it "leyzomme".
It said The men = le homme. The men is not plural but singular so way does it say it is plural
"The men" is plural. « Le homme » is impossible because of mandatory elision in French, and it's also wrong because it's singular. The men = « les hommes », with two 's' and without exception.
Im confused. For plural men it is says "Le Homme" and "Les hommes" whats the difference ?
« Le homme » is impossible because of mandatory elision. Singular "the man" is « l'homme » ; plural "the men" is « les hommes ».
Is there any f sound in french language? i'm still learning English and I'm a bit confused.
Yes, there certainly is. Many, many French words contain the letter f, which is pronounced just as in English.
I selected 'les hommes' for 'the men', but it seems that's not right. Only l'hommes is right.. Confused!
There is mandatory elision in French when the noun starts with a vowel or mute H. It's just the rule, making « le homme » impossible. The singular is « l'homme » ; the plural is « les hommes ».
When you should write L'homme (instead of Le home) due to Homme beginning with an -H why doesn't the same apply in plural- so L'hommes (instead of Les hommes)? Hope someone can explain this?
Because both « le » and « la » end in a vowel, and the apostrophe only replaces a single vowel. « Les » ends in a consonant, which can never be replaced by an apostrophe. So, « les » always remains separate.
When you should write L'homme (instead of Le home) due to Homme beginning with an -H why doesn't the same apply in plural- so L'hommes (instead of Les hommes)? Hope someone can explain this?
When I press the men word at the very bottom it said mince so I typed it in and it said that it was wrong.
No, since you'd be using the singular "the" for a plural noun (men). It can only be "les hommes".
How do you tell the difference between l'homme and les homme if the s is not pronounced?
I'll give you the difference in IPA: « l'homme » = /lɔm/ ; « les hommes » = /le.zɔm/.
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My translation is right. Men is hommes (plural) and the verb for third person plural is 'sont'.
There is no verb in "the men", so there will be no verb in the French translation : « les hommes ».
I have dificulty with both lengueges but I tray thank you Roszlinda
Because that would be combining the singular definite article with a plural noun. There must be agreement in number.
They are the two grammatical genders in French. This means that adjectives, articles, and other determiners (words that describe or give a function to nouns in a sentence) have to be changed to agree with the noun's gender. For example, « chapeau » is masculine, so "a white hat" is « un chapeau blanc » ("un" and "blanc" are masculine to agree with "chapeau"); « chemise » is feminine, so "a white shirt" is « une chemise blanche » ("une" and "blanche" are feminine to agree with "chemise").
I dont hear the difference between the sigular and the plural, but I can see it as written.
There is a very clear difference in pronunciation: « l'homme » = /lɔm/ ; « les hommes » = /le.zɔm/.
What is the difference with the s and all that? I wrote it without the S and it was counted wrong. I know it is supposed to be wrong and all that, but i just wanted to understand why it has to have an S.
Which 's'? There are two in « les hommes ». Both are necessary because you are told to translate "the men" into French, which is a plural noun.
It just annoys me that they have words caped cuz that gives away the whole first word of the sentance
No, it's not. The singular form must be « l'homme » because such contractions (called 'elision') are mandatory in French. The plural form must be « les hommes » because 'les' never contracts.
Two different conjugations of the verb « être » (to be). « Sont » is for the 3rd-person plural ("they" -- ils/elles), and « sommes » (there is no "somme") is for the 1st-person plural ("we" -- nous).
Les hommes? Shouldn't it be l'hommes because of the "h"!? Very confusing... Someone explain please!
No, 'men' is plural, therefore « les hommes » is the only correct translation.