How to Say "Is" in French - How To Say Guide

est

/ɛst/

The English phrase "is" is translated to French as est.

In formal contexts, you can use the phrase se trouve to convey the meaning of "is located" or "can be found."

How does it change in a sentence?

The verb être (to be) is irregular, so est is only the third-person singular form. Other forms of the verb include suis, es, sommes, êtes and sont.

/ɛst/

Aside from Jésus-Christ, est is the only word in modern French where an internal 's' remains silent in its spelling.
To say someone 'is' having a certain feeling, French often replaces est with avoir meaning 'to have', such as j'ai faim for 'I am hungry'.
In French, the word for 'east' is also est, which is a complete homonym for the word 'is'.

Il est ici !
Here he is!
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Où est Jim ?
Where is Jim?
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Qui est là ?
Who is there?
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Il est intelligent.
He is intelligent.
Elle est professeure.
She is a teacher.
C'est un beau pays.
It is a beautiful country.
Le musée se trouve près de la gare.
The museum is located near the train station.
Le restaurant se trouve à Paris.
The restaurant is in Paris.
Ça va bien !
It's going well!
C'est un truc fantastique !
It's a fantastic thing!
C'est la fête ce soir !
There's a party tonight!
Y'a personne ici.
There's nobody here.
Y'a des bonnes nouvelles.
There's good news.
C'est qu'elle est douée, cette actrice.
She is talented, this actress.
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