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yawn
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
a. bâiller
My brother is yawning because he didn't sleep well.Mon frère bâille parce qu'il a mal dormi.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. le bâillement (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The teacher got mad when he heard Jimmy's yawn in the middle of his class.Le prof s’est énervé en entendant le bâillement de Jimmy en plein milieu de son cours.
5. (bore)
a. la corvée (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Doing my tax return is a yawn.Faire ma déclaration d'impôts est une corvée.
b. rasoir (adjective)
This game is a yawn after a few levels.Ce jeu est rasoir après quelques niveaux.
Conjugations
Indicative of "yawn"
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