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One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
« Mes enfants, c’est la dernière fois que je vous fais la classe.
“My children, this is the last time I shall teach you.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
The order has come from Berlin that nothing but German is to be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine…
Le nouveau maître arrive demain.
The new master arrives tomorrow.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Mes | mon | my (mon, ma, mes) (poss. adj.) |
| enfants | enfant | child (n., m./f.); mes enfants — my children |
| c | ce | this, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what |
| est | être | to be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came |
| la | le | the (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.) |
| dernière | dernier | last (adj.); l’an dernier — last year; ce dernier — the latter, this last one |
| fois | fois | time, occasion (n., f.); deux fois — twice; il était une fois — once upon a time; cette fois — this time; une autre fois — another time |
| que | que | that, which, whom; than; how…! (conj./rel. pron.); ne… que — only |
| je | je | I (pron.) |
| vous | vous | you (pron.) |
| fais | faire | to do, make (v.); faire + inf. — to have (something) done; il se fit — there came; faire le mort — to play dead; se faire à — to get used to |
| classe | classe | class, lesson; classroom (n., f.); faire la classe — to teach |
Read «La Dernière Classe» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.