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How to Say ‘It's about the essay on freedom.’ in French

C'est pour la dissertation sur la liberté.

suh eh poor lah dee-sehr-tah-SYOHN suur lah lee-behr-TAY

[suh eh poor lah dee-sehr-tah-SYOHN suur lah lee-behr-TAY]

🇫🇷 In France: Philosophy is a required subject in the final year of French high school. Essays on broad themes like freedom are a classic exam topic.

Phrase Breakdown

C'est pour la dissertation

suh eh poor lah dee-sehr-tah-SYOHN

It's about the essay

Explains what you have come to talk about. Say it smoothly: 'sè-pour-la-di-ssèr-ta-sion'.

Example

C'est pour la dissertation de philo.

It's about the philosophy essay.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

pour

[poor]

for

Indicating purpose or reason.

Example

C'est pour toi.

It's for you.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

dissertation

[dee-sehr-tah-SYOHN]

essay

A structured argumentative essay, common in French schools.

Example

La dissertation est à rendre lundi.

The essay is due Monday.

sur la liberté.

suur lah lee-behr-TAY

on freedom.

'Sur' introduces the topic. 'Liberté' ends with a clear 'é'.

Example

Un livre sur la liberté.

A book about freedom.

Words in this phrase

sur

[suur]

about / on

A preposition used when asking or giving information about a topic.

Example

Sur votre site, j’ai lu vos engagements sociaux.

On your website, I read about your social commitments.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

liberté

[lee-behr-TAY]

freedom

Liberty, independence; feminine noun.

Example

La liberté est importante.

Freedom is important.

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