put (verb) – mettre

(Pronounced meht-ra)

To remember that put is pronounced meht-ra (mettre) in French, use the following mnemonic.

She put on a brave face when she met the giant rat (mettre).

Examples of mettre (put) in a sentence

Je mets les clés sur la table.

(I put the keys on the table.)

Tu mets du sucre dans ta soupe?

(Are you putting sugar in your soup?)

Elle met son blouson avant de sortir.

(She puts on her jacket before going out.)