French Conversation · Level 9
88 words
French word
grammaire
Pronunciation
IPA/gʁamɛʁ/
Meaning
- feminine noungrammar
Example
J'étudie la grammaire tous les jours.
I study grammar every day.
More examples
Elle veut maîtriser la grammaire pour mieux parler.
She wants to master grammar so she can speak better.
Core concept
The organized framework behind correct sentences, also represented by a book explaining that framework.
Common phrases
un manuel de grammaire
a grammar textbook
maîtriser la grammaire
master grammar
la grammaire française
French grammar
Similar words
syntaxe: Rules governing word order and sentence structure.
orthographe: Rules for spelling words and writing them correctly.
conjugaison: The system of changing verb forms for person and tense.
vocabulaire: The collection of words used in a language.
Definition in French
Terme désignant à la fois l'ensemble des règles d'une langue et l'ouvrage qui les expose.
Word origin
French grammaire developed from Old French gramaire, borrowed from Latin grammatica and traced ultimately to Greek grammatikē, linked with gramma, 'letter'.
Usage tips
- Une grammaire often means a grammar book, while la grammaire commonly refers to grammar as a subject or system of rules.
Other meanings
- grammar booknoun
Related words
- grammaticalgrammaticaladjective
- grammaticalementgrammaticallyadverb