je mange des bébés
The phrase "I eat babies" in French is translated as je mange des bébés.
This phrase is a literal statement used to convey that the speaker consumes human infants as food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of je (I), mange (eat), des (some/indefinite plural article) and bébés (babies).
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb manger is conjugated in the first-person singular present indicative. The plural indefinite article des is used because bébés is a plural countable noun.
Did you know?
- The word bébé is an onomatopoeic term that mimics the actual sounds infants make, and it entered the French language in the 17th century.
- While manger means 'to eat', French speakers often use bouffer as a slang alternative, which originally referred to the way animals feed.
- The word mange comes from the Latin 'manducare', which originally meant 'to chew' rather than just 'to swallow' or 'to consume'.
Examples in context
- Je me régale avec les bébés.I feast on babies.
- Croyez-moi, je mange des bébés.Believe me, I eat babies.
- C'est la vérité : je mange des bébés.It is the truth: I eat babies.
Example conversation
Two people are discussing their strange diets.
- GabrielJe mange des bébés.I eat babies.
- ManonQuoi ? C'est horrible, Gabriel !What? That's horrible, Gabriel!
- GabrielOui, je mange des bébés tous les jours.Yes, I eat babies every day.
- ManonJe m'en vais d'ici.I am leaving here.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries des, je, CC BY-SA 4.0.
