Why do we not capitalize the names of places? Are there any instances where we will capitalize a letter?
Capitalizing letters
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Natalie M.Kwiziq community member
Capitalizing letters
This question relates to:French lesson "Adjectives of nationalities vary depending on gender in French (French Adjectives)"
Asked 1 month ago
Bonjour Natalie,
In French, nationalities used as adjectives (as opposed to nouns) never start with a capital letter in French, unlike English:
Ma petite amie est canadienne. = My girlfriend is Canadian.
C'est un Canadien. = He is a Canadian.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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