Comment se passe ta matinée ?
The English phrase "how is your morning?" is translated into French as Comment se passe ta matinée ?
The phrase Comment se passe ta matinée ? is used to ask about the quality or progress of the morning period up to the present moment.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, the phrase translates to "How is your morning passing?", where se passe means "is passing" or "is happening".
Which one should you use?
Comment se passe ta matinée ? is an informal way to ask the question, and Comment ça va ce matin? is another informal option meaning "How's it going this morning?"
How does it change in a sentence?
Replacing the possessive adjective ta with votre in the phrase Comment se passe votre matinée? makes the question formal or directed at more than one person.
Did you know?
- The word matinée comes from the name of Mātūta, the Roman goddess of the morning.
- A matinée can also refer to a daytime performance of a play or a concert, a meaning that has been borrowed directly into English.
- In French, the suffix -ée changes a word from a point in time to a duration, as seen in matinée and journée.
Examples in context
- Bonjour Monsieur Dupont, comment se passe votre matinée ?Good morning, Mr. Dupont, how is your morning going?
- Salut Jean, comment ça va ce matin?Hi Jean, how's it going this morning?
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma meet in the office kitchen.
- LucasSalut Emma, comment se passe ta matinée ?Hi Emma, how is your morning going?
- EmmaÇa va très bien, merci !It's going very well, thanks!
- LucasTu as beaucoup de travail ?Do you have a lot of work?
- EmmaOui, mais je gère.Yes, but I'm managing.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries comment, matinée, se, ta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
