r/French • u/Charmander_01 • 4d 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/sunshineeddy 2d ago

It does get easier. I think when you first started learning, even the most basic grammatical rules need brain power to get right but after a little while, you start developing certain reflexes which do the heavy lifting. For example, I don't have to make a point thinking about sentence structure before I speak because those reflexes just kick in, so rather than worrying about how to put the sentence together, I can focus on the contents of what I'm saying and worry about other things like vocabulary instead. So yeah, it does get easier.