The French masculine noun endroit means “place”. Specifically, it’s used in the context of “I love this place”, “I don’t like this place”, etc. Further down the page we’ll look at la place, which also means “place”.
l’endroit
place
Word origin
The Modern French word endroit (place) comes from Old French endreit, which comes from in directum (in a straight line) in Latin.
Example sentences
Tu aimes cet endroit ? C’est beau, non?
You like this place? It’s beautiful, isn’t it?
J’adore cet endroit et je souhaite passer le reste de ma vie ici.
I love this place and want to spend the rest of my life here.
La cave est l’endroit où je mets les bouteilles de vin.
The cellar is the place where I put my bottles of wine.
Endroit vs. place
The feminine noun la place also means “place” in French but it’s used in the following contexts:
- la place de parking parking space/spot
- la place dans la queue place in line
- une place où s’asseoir a place to sit
- C’est ma place. It’s my place/seat/spot
- réserver une place to reserve a seat/place
- prendre beaucoup de place to take up a lot of place
- première place first place
Related lesssons
References
Word of the Day | Lessons by David Issokson
