1.2 Precise definition of grammatical structures in written language, not is spoken language
There are many examples of the phenomenon that only from the contect of the spoken sentence you will understand what the meaning of a word is. In written language you will then again see the difference much clearer.
Examples
Ils mangent des pommes. =
They eat apples.
Il mange des
pommes. = He eats apples.
Examples
Elles regardent la télé.= They watch TV.
Elle regarde la télé. = She watches TV.
Examples
stupide = stupid (Singular)
stupides = stupid (Plural)
La vache stupide. = The stupid cow
Les vaches stupides. = The stupid cows.
Examples
quelle = which (Singular, feminine)
quelles = which (Plural, feminine)
quel = which (Singular, masculine)
quels = which (Plural, masculine)
Quelle femme est-ce que tu vois? = Which woman do you see?
Quelles femmes est-ce que tu vois? =
Which women do you see?
Quel stylo est-ce que tu vois? =
Which pen do you see?
Quels stylos est-ce que tu vois? =
Which pens do you see?
Examples
je
faisais = I did
tu faisais
= you did
il / elle faisait
= he / she did
ils / elles
faisaient = they did
The fact that the written language makes so many differences where the spoken language does not will cause a lot of difficulties in the understanding, at least in the beginning. Later on, you will see that there is a system in this and things are not as bad as they seem right now.
