dandylion9228

[stark harness]

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[untold kiln]

this is called conjugation. Verbs have different forms based on the subject (who is doing the action) and tense (how and when is the action happening)

the same thing happens in English: "You eat" but "The boy eats"

"I am" -> "you are" (subject change)
"I am" -> "I was" (tense change)

French works the same way, but with an even higher focus on conjugation, with more tenses, and overall more forms for every verb

here is the present tense conjugation for "manger" for instance (semi-regular -er verb)

[narrow siren]

i see, thank you @untold kiln
I never really bothered to understand how grammar in english works, it’s purely intuition for me

i’ll start by looking into conjugation in french, thank you!

[untold kiln]

Conjugation is very important in French. You're basically going to need to think about it for every sentence you'll make, and there is a lot to know about.
For the time being, you should focus on present tense. It's the tense for actions that are currently happening. It's the most common one, and the most important one.
You can start reading about conjugation here for instance: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/verb-conjugation/

[narrow siren]

@untold kiln I just read the article, i have a better understanding now, there are a few videos on mange and its different forms on youtube, I’ll give those a listen. Thank you for the help! ☺️