Francais 4 Chapter 4 Grammar 1 Manquer and Plaire Francais 4 Chapter 4 Grammar 1
MANQUER Manquer is a regular ER verb Examples When used with a direct object, manquer means to miss something Examples Il a manqué le bus He missed the bus Nous manquons le téléphone. We’re missing the phone
MANQUER When used with an indirect object, manquer à + a person means to miss someone EXAMPLES Ma soeur manque à mes parents Ma souer leur manque They (my parents) miss my sister Mes amis me manquent I miss my friends. I miss you
PLAIRE Plaire a means to like The past participle of Plaire is plu Je plais nous plaisons Tu plais vous plaisez Il/elle plaît ils/elles plaisent The past participle of Plaire is plu Example Le cours de francais me plaît mais les maths ne me plaisent pas du tout. I like French class but I don’t like math at all.
SE PLAIRE When plaire is used as a reflexive verb, it means to enjoy oneself at a place or event EXAMPLES Je me suis plu beaucoup plu en Tuinisie cet été. I enjoyed myself a lot this summer in Tunisia As a reciprocal verb, se plaire means to like each other. Farid et Malika se sont plu tout de suite. They liked each other right away.,