la
/e.kɔl/
Translation
school
Word origin
From Latin schola ('school, leisure for learning'), itself borrowed from Greek skhole ('leisure, discussion, lecture').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- schola
- English cognates
- school, scholar, scholastic
Grammar
Examples
partent l' .
The children leave for school at eight in the morning.
l' .
She loved school from a very young age.
L' .
The school is closed during the Christmas holidays.
l' .
The children come home from school before dinner.
.
My old school is near the park.
Used in
Stories
(5)Grammar articles
(7)French Demonstratives: ce, cet, cette, ces and the -ci / -là Distance Split
French Imparfait: One Stem, One Set of Endings, One Irregular
Passé Composé vs Imparfait: How to Choose Between the Two French Past Tenses
French Possessives: mon, ma, mes and the mon-Before-Vowel Trap
French Prepositions: à, de, en, dans, sur, chez and the Mandatory Contractions
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
French Time Expressions: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour
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