lis-le
The English phrase "read it" is translated into French as lis-le.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the imperative (command) form, the object pronoun is attached to the verb with a hyphen, as seen in lis-le. If you are addressing a group of people or using the formal vous, the imperative form changes to lisez-le.
Did you know?
- In old French, lire was sometimes used to mean 'to recite' or 'to sing', because most people read texts aloud rather than silently.
- If you were to say 'read it to me', the phrase expands to lis-le-moi, adding another hyphen and pronoun.
- In a negative command, like 'don't read it', the pronoun moves from the end to the front: ne le lis pas.
Examples in context
- Lis-le encore une fois.Read it once more.Tatoeba #429129 by Archibald, translation #31494 by CK
- Achète un livre et lis-le.Buy a book and read it.Tatoeba #3271656 by Aiji, translation #2395940 by CK
- Lis-le-nous à haute voix !Read it aloud to us.Tatoeba #8955270 by felix63, translation #13443140 by rul
- Plan d'action : Lisez-le attentivement avant notre réunion de demain.Action plan: Please read it carefully before our meeting tomorrow.
- Pouvez-vous le lire à voix haute, s'il vous plaît ?Could you read it aloud, please?
- Peux-tu le lire à voix haute pour moi ?Can you read it out loud for me?
- 8 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
