café noir
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Composed of the masculine noun 'café' modified by the postpositive descriptive adjective 'noir'. The adjective agrees in masculine singular form with the noun it qualifies. It functions syntactically as a direct object, subject, or nominal complement in a sentence.
Sample sentences
Je prends toujours un café noir le matin pour me réveiller.
I always have a black coffee in the morning to wake up.
Préférez-vous votre café noir ou avec un peu de lait ?
Do you prefer your coffee black or with a little milk?
Elle a commandé un café noir et un croissant au comptoir.
She ordered a black coffee and a croissant at the counter.
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Example
Je prends toujours un café noir le matin pour me réveiller.
I always have a black coffee in the morning to wake up.
Préférez-vous votre café noir ou avec un peu de lait ?
Do you prefer your coffee black or with a little milk?
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