No. 9 in French
est
"Est" means "is" in English.
In a sentence
Il est un ingénieur talentueux.
He is a talented engineer.
In this sentence, 'est' is the third-person singular conjugation of the verb 'être', meaning 'to be'. It connects the subject 'Il' ('He') to the predicate 'un ingénieur talentueux' ('a talented engineer').
La porte est ouverte.
The door is open.
Here, 'est' serves as the linking verb in the present tense, associating the subject 'La porte' ('The door') with the adjective 'ouverte' ('open').
Aujourd'hui, il est content.
Today, he is happy.
In this sentence, 'est' links the subject 'il' ('he') to the adjective 'content' ('happy'), forming the present tense statement.
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