la
/lɛtʁ/
Translation
letter
Word origin
From Latin littera ('a letter of the alphabet'), with the plural litterae meaning 'a written message, literature'. The same root gave English letter and literature.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- littera
- English cognates
- letter, literature, literal, literacy
Grammar
Examples
J' - .
I received a letter from my grandmother this morning.
.
Write your name with big clear letters.
l'.
He studied modern literature at university.
J' .
I received a letter from my aunt this morning.
.
You have to write your name with big letters here.
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Stories
(7)Grammar articles
(7)Avoiding the Passive in French: on, se and the Active Recast
The French Conditional Perfect: j'aurais fait, elle serait venue
Faire causatif: Having Things Done in French
The French Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait): The Past Before the Past
Venir de + Infinitive: the French Recent Past (to have just done something)
The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
French Word Order: SVO, the Object Pronoun Inversion, and Six Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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