Certains disent que les singes sont nos ancêtres.
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | French | Learn |
|---|---|---|---|
| certain people (masculine plural) | certains | ||
| say; are saying (3rd person plural) | disent | ||
| that; than | que | ||
| the (plural) | les | ||
| monkeys | singes | ||
| are (3rd person plural) | sont | ||
| our (plural) | nos | ||
| ancestors | ancêtres |
Summary
The French translation for “Some say monkeys are our ancestors.” is Certains disent que les singes sont nos ancêtres.. The French, Certains disent que les singes sont nos ancêtres., can be broken down into 8 parts:"certain people (masculine plural)" (certains), "say; are saying (3rd person plural)" (disent), "that; than" (que), "the (plural)" (les), "monkeys" (singes), "are (3rd person plural)" (sont), "our (plural)" (nos) and "ancestors" (ancêtres).Practice Lesson
