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One sentence of «La Dernière Classe»
Voilà ce que c’est.
That’s how it is.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
« Je ne te gronderai pas, mon petit Franz, tu dois être assez puni…
“I shan’t scold you, my little Franz; you must be punished enough…
Tous les jours on se dit : Bah ! j’ai bien le temps.
Every day we tell ourselves: Bah! I’ve plenty of time.
J’apprendrai demain.
I’ll learn it tomorrow.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Voilà | voilà | here is, there is; here are (prep.); les voilà — there they are; la voilà partie — off she goes; voilà qui est bien — that’s it |
| ce | ce | this, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what |
| que | que | that, which, whom; than; how…! (conj./rel. pron.); ne… que — only |
| est | être | to be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came |
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.