French dictionary
et/e/
conjunction · A1 · Frequency 25
conjunction
Meanings
and
Used as a conjunction to connect two or more words, phrases, or clauses, indicating a coordinating relationship.
Examples
Léa et Karim préparent le dîner.
Léa and Karim are preparing dinner.
Il a ouvert la fenêtre et allumé la lampe.
He opened the window and turned on the lamp.
Nous pouvons partir demain et revenir dimanche.
We can leave tomorrow and come back on Sunday.
Collocations
- pain et beurrebread and butter
- chien et chatdog and cat
- lire et écrirereading and writing
Common mistakes
et puis
et
“et” indicates simple coordination, while “et puis” implies progression or contrast; they are not interchangeable.
Related words
synonymainsi queas well as
- antonymmaisbut