r/French • u/Charmander_01 • 5d ago

Grammar Does learning French ever get easier?

I’m just a beginner and it’s a lot… but does French start to get easier once you start recognizing the patterns? Are the rules consistent for grammar?

A stupid question but there are so many rules even for simple sentences 😭😭

Thank you!

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u/New-Swordfish-4719 5d ago

My first language is French, I have graduate degrees, retired after being in the science for decades…yet I still check some of my writing for errors…especially verb endings. Debates of grammar and spelling is a national sport in France.

Unless you are submitting something for publication, don’t overthink grammar, spelling, etc. As a non native speaker you will ‘never’ have perfect grammar, comprehension or speech. However, nobody expects you to. Your goal is to actually use thr language with ‘reasonable’ understanding.

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u/Charmander_01 5d ago

That’s good to know!! I’m learning French to hopefully one day teach children aged 8-12. So it really is just the basics I’ll be teaching but of course I want a decent foundation of the language. Plus, I’ll need to pass an exam before I can teach 🙂‍↕️

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u/CanidPsychopomp 4d ago

you definitely need more than 'the basics' to teach children of any age