How to enter French words and collocations
Rules of entering a word:
-
A verb should be entered in the form of Infinitive
(for example, attendre).
- A noun
should be entered in singular,
with an article (for example, le livre), except the case when the
noun is used only in plural (for example, les
moeurs).
- An adjective
should be entered in singular, masculine (for example,
petit).
- There are no special restrictions on the form of an adverb to be
entered into the dictionary.
Rules for entering a collocation:
- The main word in a collocation should be entered according to the rules
for entering words.
- If the main (changeable) word in a collocation is a verb, it should
be the first in the collocation (for example, intenter une action).
- If the main word in a collocation is a noun or an adjective, it
should be the first, or the last in the collocation (for example,
banque de premier ordre, bon vivant
).
The plural forms will be automatically
distinguished by the program during translation.
- If the dependent words in the collocation are disposed before and after the
main noun, you should enter both singular
and plural forms of the collocation (for example, grande ligne de chemin de fer and grandes lignes de chemin de fer).