Topic: French

"I am big."

Translation:Je suis grand.

February 23, 2013

26 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/01scjones

    why is it "je suis grand" and "vous etes grande"?

    November 24, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alexru

      Women say "je suis grande". Men say "je suis grand".

      If you talk to a woman say "vous etes grande". If you talk to a man say "vous etes grand".

      For unknown gender I think duolingo accepts both options.

      January 23, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sunnyfaye

        what is the difference between gross and grand? ^^

        December 2, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
        Mod

          je suis gros = I am fat

          je suis grand = I am tall

          December 2, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/PALewis88

            Not fat, just big boned!

            April 24, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sunnyfaye

              thanks~~

              January 18, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/achmadeldien14

                what's the different between grand and gros? in this step i correct, but in check wrong. remember... Grand=tall, gros=big, but in this GRAND=BIG? Oh Duolingo, tell me what's the matter?

                December 28, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AabLevellen

                  Grand/grande=big as in tall, high Gros/grosse=big as in wide, fat

                  March 5, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/raywang1

                    What's the diffrence between the grand and grande ?

                    April 2, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
                    Mod

                      grand is masculine and grande is feminine.

                      April 2, 2014
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Thurid

                        Do I always use the masculine form, even when I am a girl?

                        December 25, 2013
                        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
                        Mod

                          no, a woman would say: je suis grosse, je suis grande

                          December 25, 2013
                          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/raywang1

                            Is there difference in pronouncation between grand /grande ?

                            April 2, 2014
                            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AabLevellen

                              Yes. Grand is pronounced 'gran' and grande is pronounces 'grand'.

                              April 2, 2014
                              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Thurid

                                Thank you. It gets always marked as wrong and i was really wondering because i remembered it different from school.

                                December 25, 2013
                                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BombaRosa
                                • 39

                                Why can't I say: Je suis large?

                                February 23, 2013
                                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
                                Mod

                                  No much. In French, large means wide.

                                  February 23, 2013
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rkent

                                    A valid alternative is to say: "Je suis gros"

                                    June 13, 2013
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/FonmaEssie

                                      I think gros would be used for animals,foods and inanimate objects.

                                      March 29, 2014
                                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AabLevellen

                                        That too. But it is actually valid for humans as well.

                                        March 30, 2014
                                        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Surat2880

                                          if only :/

                                          March 13, 2014
                                          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Mythdefied

                                            I'm female and it won't accept "grande". Makes no sense to me.

                                            May 17, 2014
                                            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Sitesurf
                                            Mod

                                              The system does accept "je suis grande".

                                              May 18, 2014
                                              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Yevgenniy

                                                Hi Sitesurf. I just answered "je suis grande" and lost a heart. Then another example "tu est grande" was right. It seems Duo is not always consistent in this regard (same with gros and grosse) and that the advice "when gender is indeterminate use masculine" is not always followed. Can be frustrating but it never hurts to repeat a lesson :-)

                                                July 6, 2014
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