Today we’ll look at an extremely useful word which very few students think to ask how to say: en ligne, which means “online”.
en ligne
online
En ligne – online in French
Word origin
The French preposition en (in) is “in” in Latin. The French word ligne (line) is linea in Latin. Hence, en ligne in Latin would be in linea.
Example sentences
This first example sentence uses the personal pronoun on. This pronoun translates literally to “one” but is used to mean “we”, “you” or “people” in general in French. This sentence is in the subjunctive mood.
Pensez-vous qu’on puisse trouver le vrai amour en ligne ?
Do you think you can find true love online?
The noun achat translates to “purchase” and is related to the verb acheter (to buy).
Martin fait tous ses achats en ligne.
Martin makes all of his purchases online.
Nous faisons la réservation en ligne.
We are making the reservation online.
In this next sentence, français (French) is preceded by the definite aritcle, le (the). In French, when referring to langauge names in the context of learning or studying, they must always be preceded by le.
J’apprends le français en ligne.
I’m learning French online.
Conclusion
Et voilà ! Now you know how to use en ligne (online) in French! If you’re looking to book a vacation online, now check out our lesson covering the word vacances (vacation).
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