The five meanings of the French verb 'mettre'
6/8/20267 min
In this episode, Max takes one small but very useful French verb, 'mettre', and shows you five different ways it's used in everyday French. You'll hear clear examples for each meaning, including the handy way 'mettre' talks about how long something takes. By the end, you'll spot it everywhere and feel ready to use it yourself.
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First 90 secondsMax· Host0:00
Salut. Welcome back to Coffee Break French for another episode. And today, we're talking about one of the most useful and one of the most flexible verbs in French, le verbe mettre. Because here's the thing, you learn mettre means to put, right? That's great. That's very simple, and that's correct. But then you will hear, Je mets 10 minutes. Mets la télé. Ça me met en colère. Je mets une veste. And suddenly, it's doing a lot more than just put. So in this episode, I'm going to tell you about five essential meanings of mettre, the ones you will hear all the time with real examples so you can start using them yourself. Okay? Allez, c'est parti, on y va. [outro jingle] Moi, c'est Max de Coffee Break French. Et on va commencer avec le sens le plus commun. Let's start with the core meaning of mettre, and that is to put or to place. Donc, mettre quelque chose quelque part. Par exemple, je mets les clés sur la table. I put the keys on the table. Mets ton sac ici. Put your bag here. Or,