la
/ʃoz/
Translation
thing
Word origin
From Latin causa ('cause, matter, affair'), which in Late Latin came to mean 'thing'. The same root gave English 'cause'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- causa
- English cognates
- cause
Grammar
Examples
J' ' .
I have something important to tell you.
C' serieuse, .
This is a serious thing, we need to act fast.
, - .
First and foremost, let's make sure we understand the problem.
.
There are so many things to do before leaving.
sûre, reculerons .
One thing is certain, we will not back down.
Used in
Stories
(23)On a le temps
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Un soir avec Marc
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Une bonne chose
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Pas la même chose
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Chez le médecin
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Cuisiner ensemble
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La fête surprise
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Le bus manqué
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Le coup de téléphone
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Le dernier train de la nuit
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Le jour du travail
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Le nouveau voisin
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Un après-midi de pluie
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Un matin au marché
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Clara trouve sa place
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Il faut que tu partes
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Il ne reste que ça
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Le bureau de Lucie
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Le coffre du jardin
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Mathieu revient en ville
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Un message pour Hélène
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Un voyage difficile
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Une rencontre au marché
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Grammar articles
(8)French Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
French quel and lequel: Which and Which One
French Noun Gender: Why Every Noun Is Le or La, and the Endings That Give It Away
French Noun Plurals: Add -s, Say Nothing - the Article Does the Work
French Pronouns Y and EN: there, some, of it, of them
French Relative Pronouns: qui, que, dont, où and How to Glue Clauses Together
French si Clauses: The Three Types of Conditional Sentence
The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
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