"There is a black apple."

Translation: Il y a une pomme noire.

[MartinH1234]

WHO EATS A BLACK APPLE?!

[Sitesurf]

You may disagree with Duolingo's choice of examples but you can't express it that way.
Please behave and be patient with the program.

[BluJai]

For the record: a black apple is a RED apple but it is a deep dark red...black apple. They are big & delicious.

[Sitesurf]

That's very good news, for all rebels...

[Nathan.bs]

How do I tell when to use noir or noire?

[Sitesurf]

All nouns have a gender in French. Adjectives have to agree with the noun they qualify.
Therefore, "noir" goes with masculine, singular nouns and "noire" with feminine, singular nouns.
Note the plural forms: "noirs" and "noires", respectively.

[neoscribe]

I thought noir was one of those adjectives whose spelling stays the same irrespective of the gender??

[Sitesurf]

Look at the second post on this page.

[magpieofpeaches]

I don't understand why we put y and a. What do they mean together and separated?

[Sitesurf]

'il y a' means 'there is' or 'there are', it is an impersonal construction you should consider as a block.

"y" is a pronoun meaning "there".

[Jaxie911]

I've never heard of a black apple. You learn something new everyday.

[Sitesurf]

why don't you try "pomme noire" in Google Images ?

[Lyric517]

Why am I not allowed to use, "Voilà une pomme noire."?

[Sitesurf]

the more direct translation for "there is" is "il y a"

[Lyric517]

Merci encore!