Subject honorific in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishA grammatical expression that shows respect toward the person performing an action or being in a state, independently of politeness toward the listener.

Definition in FrenchExpression grammaticale qui marque le respect envers la personne qui accomplit une action ou se trouve dans un état, indépendamment de la politesse envers l’interlocuteur.

Example sentences

• Le directeur attend dans la salle de réunion.🔊

  The director is waiting in the meeting room.

• Le client revient demain après-midi.🔊

  The customer is returning tomorrow afternoon.

• Qu’est-ce que le directeur a dit au sujet de la réunion ?🔊

  What did the director say about the meeting?

subject honorific in other languages

• What subject honorific means
• In Portuguese
• In Japanese