the verb être

theverbêtre
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être
jesuis
noussommes
tues
vousêtes
il/elle/on
est
ils/elles
sont
tobe
Iam
weare
youare
you(guys)are
he/sheis
"people"are
theyare
Uses...#1
•  Onewaytousetheverb"être"istomeanto
beinagreemen/beokwitht–connectwith
"d'accord".
Jesuisd'accord.-Iagree./I'mokwiththat.
Tuesd'accord?-Doyouagree?/Areyouokwith
it?
Ilestd'accord.-Heagrees/He'sokwithit.
Moreuses...#2
•  Useittotellhowclosetoyousomeone/
somethingisbyusing"ici"(here),"là"(there)
and"là-bas"(wayoverthere–maybeoutof
sight)
Vousêtesici.–Youguysarehere.
Ilestlà.–Heisthere.
Leshamburgerssontlà-bas.–Thehamburgers
arewayoverthere.
Evenmoreuses...#3
•  WithadjecYveslike"intelligent"or"drôle"or
"algérien"(naYonaliYesareatypeof
adjecYves)
Elleestdrôle.–Sheisfunny.
Vousêtesaméricain?–AreyouAmerican?
Jesuisfrançaise.–IamFrench.
Evenmoreuses...#4
•  Eventuallywewilluse"être"withplaces.
NoussommesenFrance.–WeareinFrance.
EllessontàMinneapolis.–Theyarein
Minneapolis.
Jesuisaurestaurant.–Iamatarestaurant.
Ilestàlamaison.–Heishome.
TobeconYnued...#5+
•  Since"être"isthesecondmostcommonused
verbinFrench,youwillnoYcethatitsuseswill
mulYplythroughoutFrenchIandII,butthatis
itforthemoment....