Sentence practice

Si tu as froid, ferme la fenêtre.

/si ty a fʁwa fɛʁm la fə.nɛtʁ/

If you're cold, close the window. (casual)

A2casual

The sentence, word by word

Patternsi + SUBJ + avoir + NOUN, VERB(imp) + OBJECT

Siifcondition
tuyousubject
asare (have)verb
froid≠ chaudcoldobject
fermecloseverb
la fenêtreone unitthe windowobject

The verb — where it comes from

as←avoirGroup 3 · irregular
This verb is irregular — it isn't built from anything and has to be learned. Its full table is below, in the rule's explanation.
Mood
indicative
Tense
present
Person
second person singular (tu)
With
tu
Irregular. There is no stem-plus-ending pattern to follow; the whole table has to be learned, like English be: am, is, are.
Full conjugation of «avoir»
ferme←fermerGroup 1 · -er verbs
fermer → ferm + e → ferme
Mood
imperative
Person
second person singular (tu)
In the tu form, -er verbs lose their s: tu parles but « Parle ! ».
Full conjugation of «fermer»

Notes on this sentence

asThe second half can be an order: si tu as froid, ferme…
froidFeeling cold = avoir froid, not être froid.

The rules in this sentence

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