i know both mean love in french. i just wanted to know when to use which form in a sentence. thanks.
2006-12-14 05:25:50 · 8 answers · asked by shih rips 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The French, in common with speakers of other Romance languages, often use the definite article ('the' in English) when referring to a noun in general. To teach you when to use each form in French would take a few weeks unless you already have a decent grasp of the language.
As a starter, where the word "love" starts a sentence or phrase, it's usually "l'amour" - in other words, phrases like Love is blind; Love is a force that eats you; etc would be "l'amour".
Sorry not to give you 45 rules ~ if in doubt, use "l'amour" unless the word follows a preposition.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-14 05:42:01 · answer #1 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah what the first person said. l'amour is the love and amour is just love. i dont think it matters how you use it in a sentence, but i think you would usually say "the love" when you're talking about it specifically, but amour when its just love in general..
like, i guess "l'amour for dogs" (the love for dogs, lol) and amour is in the air. you know.
2006-12-14 05:35:00 · answer #2 · answered by AngeSurTerre ♥ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, L'amour means The love and Amour means Love.
2006-12-14 07:38:32 · answer #3 · answered by Y***B*** 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
l'amour means "the love" while amour means "love"
like:
c'est l'amour = this is the love
mon amour=my love
in english we dont use the word "the love" we only say love, but its not the same in french.
2006-12-14 05:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by Yasmine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
on account that Moses had a peach inspediment (he stuttered), this could have been an attempt at humor. and that i do no longer think of people of Moses' day the place permitted to certainly communicate the call of their God. extremely, they gave descriptive titles. to quote Popeye the Sailor, "i'm what I ams."
2016-12-30 09:58:12 · answer #5 · answered by sessums 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amour = love (it's the noun)
L' = the
Aimer = to love (it's the verb)
Amour is not a verb. And "to fall in love" = "tomber amoureux"
2006-12-14 06:12:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nathalie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amour is "to love", it is the infinitive; it hasn't been conjugated.
J'aime = I love, t'aime = you love, il aime = he loves, nous aimons = we love, vous aimez = you (plural) love, and ils aiment = they love.
Je t'aime = I love you. L'amour is "the love".
2006-12-14 06:00:35 · answer #7 · answered by westcoastnelsons 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The "l" in front is like an "a" or "the" in front of the word.
2006-12-14 05:28:50 · answer #8 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋