patchy2524

[shy elm]

Please be patient

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Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[graceful drum]

That depends on the rest of the sentence

Basically être is be and avoir is have

Can you give an example of a description ?

[slim orchid]

It's for a portion of an assignment where I have to write example sentences using etre to describe someone, to say where someone is, and to say someones job. Should I describe someone as being tall, funny and strong and have that be etre?

Sorry again guys for bothering y'all

[proven spindle]

I assume you're talking about
Être + adjective
Avoir + noun
It works the same as in English in that sense
French just tends to use nouns more than English

[slim orchid]

Ohh okay, do adjectives always go with etre, and do nouns always go with avoir?

[hard oxide]

Most of the time, but there are expressions that don’t do that

An important thing to note is that a lot of expressions where we’d use “to be” in English use a structure “avoir” + noun in French.

I am 20 years old - j’ai 20 ans
He is hungry - il a faim
We are thirsty - nous avons soif
They are hot - ils ont chaud

[slim orchid]

It's so confusing for me to understand so please pardon me asking more questions

Is there a way to know whether something would be paired with etre or avoir without seeing it in a sentence beforehand?

Like if you were to describe someone as beautiful, would you say that they have beauty or they are beautiful?

[hard oxide]

There is a finite number of expressions that use avoir, but you just need to learn them