ferme
farm
The French word 'ferme' is used to refer to a parcel of land devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops. It is the basic unit in agriculture. 'Ferme' can be used in various contexts similar to the English 'farm', such as in phrases like 'ferme pédagogique' (educational farm) or 'ferme éolienne' (wind farm).
Example sentences using: ferme
La porte est fermée, s'il vous plaît, ouvrez la.
The door is closed, please open it.
In this sentence, 'ferme' is part of the word 'fermée', which is the feminine singular form of the adjective 'closed'. It refers to the state of the door. The word order is the same in English and French in this example.
La ferme produit beaucoup de légumes chaque année.
The farm produces a lot of vegetables every year.
In this example, 'ferme' is used as a noun to mean 'farm'. The noun comes before the verb in both languages in this sentence. Lots of nouns in French are the same as in English but with different pronunciations, and 'ferme' is one example.
Reste ferme dans ta décision.
Remain firm in your decision.
In this sentence, 'ferme' is used as an adjective to mean 'firm' or 'steadfast'. The word reflects the person's attitude or mental state. French and English both place adjectives before nouns most of the time; however, 'firm' is placed after 'remain' in English while 'ferme' is placed before 'reste' in French in this instance.