Ch 6 · Lesson 25French · Chapter 6 · Lesson 25 · Common mistake
an or année?
French has two words for year, two for day, two for morning and two for evening. One rule covers all four pairs.
The rule
The short one COUNTS: an, . The -ée one describes the SPAN you lived through: , . A bare number in front almost always takes the short one; once an adjective joins it ( ), the long one comes back.
Pick the right one
0/6Pick the right one: an or année.
Le bébé a un aujourd'hui.
Bonne !
J'ai passé une bonne .
Elle travaille ici depuis un .
Toute l', il a travaillé.
Dans un , je serai encore là.
Lesson 25 of 29 in this chapter