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Les majuscules
The usage of funding letters (les majuscules) is much less widespread in French than in English. Take a look at this summary of words that are capitalized in English yet not in French.*
I. Calendar Words
Days of the week and months of the year are not capitalized in French.
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Par exemple…
| Nous allons partir lundi. | We’re going to leave on Monday. | |
| Le cours a commencé en septembre. | The class began in September. |
II. Geographical Names
Geographical words provided via correct names are not capitalized in French.
| Il habite 3, rue Gambetta. | He resides at 3 Gambetta Street. | |
| Je veux me baigner dans l’océan Atlantique. | I want to swim in the Atlantic Ocean. |
III. Languages
In French, langueras are never before capitalized.**
| Elle parle français, espagnol et grec. | She speaks French, Spanish, and also Greek. | |
| La grammaire arabe est impossible ! | Arabic grammar is impossible! |
** See variable capitalization for the equivalent nationalities.
IV. Religions
Whether provided as nouns or adjectives, a lot of words concerned the names of religious beliefs are not capitalized in French (exceptions in bold).
| le bouddhisme | Buddhism | ||
| un Bouddhiste | une Bouddhiste | a Buddhist | |
| un holy place bouddhiste | Buddhist temple | ||
| le christianisme | Christianity | ||
| un chrétien | une chrétienne | a Christian | |
| une église chrétienne | Christian church | ||
| l’hindouisme | Hinduism | ||
| un Hindou | une Hindoue | a Hindu | |
| un holy place hindou | Hindu temple | ||
| l’Islam | Islam | ||
| un musulman | une musulmane | a Muslim | |
| une mosquée musulmane | Muslim mosque | ||
| le judaïsme | Judaism | ||
| un juif | une juive | a Jew | |
| un temple juif | Jewish temple |
V. Subject Pronoun je / I
The first perkid singular topic pronoun is constantly capitalized in English. Not so in French.
| Non, je n’ai pas d’argent. | No, I don’t have any kind of money. | |
| Je sais que je peux le faire. | I know I deserve to perform it. See more: Biggest Natural Breast In The World, 7 Women With The Largest Breasts In The World |
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