Topic: French

"La vache est noire."

Translation:The cow is black.

December 26, 2012

19 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
Mod

    No confusion possible since you should hear "est" in the middle.

    By the way, it is NOIRE (vache is feminine)

    December 27, 2012
    https://www.duolingo.com/Marcingham
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    • 164

    I agree.

    March 25, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/Z.Shan
    Mod
    • 1933

    After learning "le chien" and "la chienne". I want to know how to distinguish a male cow and a female cow.

    2013.06.05

    June 5, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
    Mod

      a male cow is a bull.

      une vache -> un taureau

      June 5, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/nimbus1989

        la vache qui rit

        May 12, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
        Mod

          Nope, la vache qui rit est rouge !

          May 13, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/nimbus1989

            Haha, d'accord! ;)

            May 13, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/geckomonorchus

              What is the difference between "noir" and "noire"?

              February 20, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
              Mod

                un chien noir (masculine singular) - des chiens noirs (masculine plural)

                une vache noire (feminine singular) - des vaches noires (feminine plural)

                February 20, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Maurod17

                  Can i write "The black cow" instead of "The cow is black"?

                  November 20, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
                  Mod

                    You can write it but it is wrong, since you dropped the verb.

                    November 20, 2013
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Maurod17

                      Ok I get it, Learning french is more and more interesting! Thanks...

                      November 21, 2013
                      https://www.duolingo.com/chuu207

                        Pronunciation wise can I tell the difference between "noir" and "noire"?

                        November 12, 2016
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
                        Mod

                          No, but since you know that "la vache" is feminine, "noire" must be in feminine as well.

                          November 12, 2016
                          https://www.duolingo.com/JeffreyD.

                            Gosh, so do all color spellings change now with feminine Nouns?

                            February 9, 2018
                            https://www.duolingo.com/Marleyisgreat

                              i thought noir also meant gloomy

                              March 14, 2018
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