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One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»


Sentence 3 of 92 · La Dernière Classe, Alphonse Daudet, 1873

Le temps était si chaud, si clair !

The weather was so warm, so bright!

Every word in it

As printedDictionary formMeaning
Le lethe (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.)
temps tempsweather (n., m.)
était êtreto be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came
si siso (adv.)
chaud chaudhot, warm (adj.)
clair clairclear; bright, light (adj.)

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