| A | B |
|---|
| subject | who performs the action of verb |
| verb | part of speech that expresses existence, action, or occurrence |
| noun | person, place, or thing |
| adjective | word used to describe |
| adverb | word used to describe an action |
| infinitive | basic form of verb |
| conjugation | changing the verb from the basic form to agree with the subject |
| stem | the part of the verb that doesn't change |
| ending | the part of the verb that changes with the subject |
| regular verb | verb whose conjugation follows a pattern |
| irregular verb | verb stem and/or endings do not follow a pattern |
| liaison | linking of two words which go together |
| tense | verb form indicating the time |
| pronoun | word which replaces a noun or the name of person |
| gender | all nouns are either masculine or feminine |
| negation | indicating the action of the verb is not taking place |
| inversion | reversing order of subject and verb |
| definite articles | le, la, l', les |
| indefinite articles | un, une, des |
| partitive articles | du, de la, de l' |
| possessive adjectives | words indicating ownership or relationship |
| agreement | making something agree in gender and number |
| preposition | word which is placed before a noun or pronoun and links it to another element in the sentence |
| imperative | verb form used to give commands |
| cognate | words in French and English that look alike and have similar meanings |
| formal vs. familiar | a distinction between vous and tu |
| interrogative expressions | question word or phrase |
| stress pronouns | accented form of personal pronouns |
| contration | two words which become one |
| invariable | does not change |
| indirect object | person to whom or for home the action of verb is done |
| direct object | the person or thing which is the recipient of the action of the verb |
| 3rd person | he, she, it, and they |
| articles | word introducing a noun |
| helping verb | auxiliary verbs avoir or être used in the passé composé |
