verre
glass
The French word for glass is 'verre'. It is a noun and is used to describe a solid, transparent material often used in windows, bottles, and drinking containers. It is an uncountable noun in French, meaning it does not have a plural form.
Example sentences using: verre
Je bois de l'eau dans un verre.
I am drinking water from a glass.
This sentence is a present-tense statement which narrates a physical action. The object 'verre' is used in the context of drinking water.
Le verre est sur la table.
The glass is on the table.
This phrase is describing the position of an object using a verb 'est' which is the third person singular form of 'être', to be. The object here refers to 'verre', which means 'glass'.
J'ai cassé le verre par accident.
I broke the glass by accident.
This sentence is a past tense narrative about an unintentional event. 'J'ai cassé' is the compound past form of the verb 'casser', which means 'to break'. The object mentioned here is 'verre', meaning 'glass'.