JAMB UTME - French - 2025

The sentence On utilise une regle pour ___ means "A ruler is used for ___." This question tests knowledge of school supplies and their functions.

A regle (ruler) is a flat, straight tool marked with units of measurement. Its primary function is to mesurer (measure) - to determine lengths, draw straight lines, and mark distances.

The other options describe actions associated with different tools:

• effacer (to erase) is the function of une gomme (an eraser)
• peindre (to paint) is done with un pinceau (a paintbrush)
• couper (to cut) is done with des ciseaux (scissors) or un couteau (a knife)

The complete sentence is: On utilise une regle pour mesurer - A ruler is used for measuring.

The sentence Elle prend __ café tous les jours ("She has __ coffee every day") requires a partitive article before café. In French, the partitive article is used to express an unspecified quantity of an uncountable noun ("some").

Since café is masculine singular, the correct partitive article is du (contraction of de + le). The complete sentence is: Elle prend du café tous les jours ("She has [some] coffee every day").

The partitive articles in French are:

• du - before masculine singular nouns (du pain, du café)
• de la - before feminine singular nouns (de la confiture)
• de l' - before singular nouns starting with a vowel (de l'eau)
• des - before plural nouns (des fruits)

The other options are incorrect: de alone is used in negative sentences (elle ne prend pas de café) or after expressions of quantity; d'un means "of a" and is not a partitive form; d'en is not a valid article combination in this context.

To determine the number of syllables in ordinateur (computer), divide the word at each distinct vowel sound:

• or - first syllable
• di - second syllable
• na - third syllable
• teur - fourth syllable

The word ordinateur therefore has 4 syllables: or-di-na-teur.

Each syllable contains exactly one vowel sound: /o/ in or, /i/ in di, /a/ in na, and /œ/ in teur. The eu in the final syllable represents a single vowel sound /œ/, not two separate sounds, so teur is one syllable.

In French, dates are always preceded by the masculine singular definite article le. The standard pattern is:

le + day (number) + month + year

For example: le 25 aout 1940, le 14 juillet 1789, le 1er janvier 2000.

This rule applies regardless of the month or context. The article does not change to la, les, or l' before a date because the implicit noun being modified is jour (day), which is masculine singular. The numeral "25" begins with a consonant sound, so there is no elision - it remains le, not l'.

The complete sentence reads: "Madame Nana est nee le 25 aout 1940."

The sentence Je suis ne ___ Nigeria means "I was born in Nigeria." This question tests the use of prepositions before country names in French.

The correct preposition is au. In French, the choice of preposition before a country depends on the country's grammatical gender:

• en is used before feminine countries (e.g., en France, en Chine) and masculine countries beginning with a vowel (e.g., en Iran)
• au is used before masculine countries beginning with a consonant (e.g., au Japon, au Canada)
• aux is used before plural countries (e.g., aux Etats-Unis)

Le Nigeria is a masculine country name beginning with a consonant, so the correct preposition is au (contraction of a + le).

The other options are incorrect:

• a alone is not used before country names that take an article
• dans means "in/inside" and is not the standard preposition for countries
• en would be correct for feminine countries, but le Nigeria is masculine

The complete sentence is: Je suis ne au Nigeria - I was born in Nigeria.

The sentence "Nous irons _ la plage demain" requires the preposition a (with accent: a) to express movement toward a destination. The verb aller (to go) uses the preposition a before specific places: aller a la plage (to go to the beach), aller a l'ecole (to go to school), aller au marche (to go to the market).

The complete sentence reads: "Nous irons a la plage demain" - "We will go to the beach tomorrow."

The other prepositions do not work here:

• par means "through" or "by" and indicates a route or means, not a destination.
• en is used before countries (en France), modes of transport (en voiture), or certain fixed expressions, but not before la plage.
• dans means "in/inside" and implies being physically within something, not moving toward it.

The rule is straightforward: aller + a + definite article + place for expressing "going to" a specific location.

The question asks which product is not mentioned (ne sont pas mentionnes) in the passage. To answer this, we need to check which items the passage explicitly names.

The passage mentions the following products: fruits, legumes, viande, poisson (from the market vendors), mangues, bananes, fraises (fruits Claire likes), carottes, tomates (vegetables her mother buys), and jus d'orange (the drink they have afterwards).

Checking each option against this list:

• Les fraises (strawberries) - mentioned as one of the fruits Claire adores.
• Le poisson (fish) - mentioned both as a market product and as something the mother buys.
• Les carottes (carrots) - mentioned as something the mother buys.
• Le fromage (cheese) - never mentioned anywhere in the passage.

The correct answer is Le fromage. For "not mentioned" questions, systematically verify each option against the text rather than relying on memory.

The sentence "Nous avons __ voiture rouge" requires an article that agrees with the noun voiture (car). In French, voiture is feminine singular, so the correct indefinite article is une: "Nous avons une voiture rouge" - "We have a red car."

The other options do not fit:

• des is the plural indefinite article ("some"). It would require a plural noun: "des voitures rouges" (some red cars). The noun here is singular.
• un is the masculine singular indefinite article. It is used with masculine nouns (un livre, un stylo), but voiture is feminine.
• le is the masculine singular definite article. It fails on two counts: wrong gender (masculine instead of feminine) and wrong type (definite instead of indefinite, changing the meaning to "the" rather than "a").

To choose the correct article, always identify both the gender (masculine or feminine) and the number (singular or plural) of the noun it accompanies.

The question asks for the correct syllable grouping (groupement) of the word professeur. In French syllabification, each syllable contains exactly one vowel sound, and a single consonant between two vowels belongs to the following syllable.

The word professeur divides into three syllables: Pro/fes/seur.

• Pro - the consonant cluster pr stays together (as an onset), followed by the vowel o.
• fes - the consonant f begins the syllable, with the vowel e; the first s of the double ss closes this syllable.
• seur - the second s begins the final syllable, with the diphthong eu as its vowel and r as the closing consonant.

The other options are incorrect: Prof/esseur incorrectly splits the f from esseur, placing two vowel sounds in the second group; Pro/fesseu drops the final r; and prof/ssseu contains a misspelling and also drops the final r.

The question asks which word has a pronounced final /t/ sound. The answer is Petite.

In French pronunciation, a final consonant is generally silent unless it is followed by an "e" (or in certain other specific cases). This is a fundamental rule of French phonetics:

• Petite /pə.tit/ - The final "-te" means the "t" is pronounced because it is followed by the letter "e." The final /t/ sound is clearly heard.
• Patient /pa.sjɑ̃/ - The "-ent" ending is a nasal sound; the "t" is silent.
• Part /paʁ/ - The final "t" is silent in standard French pronunciation.
• Petit /pə.ti/ - The final "t" is silent (it is only pronounced in liaison before a vowel, e.g., petit ami).

The key rule to remember: in French, a final consonant followed by the letter "e" is typically pronounced. This is why the feminine forms of adjectives often sound different from their masculine forms (e.g., petit vs. petite, grand vs. grande).

The sentence Ma maison se trouve _ du port ("My house is located _ the port") needs a prepositional phrase that logically describes a spatial relationship between a house and a port.

The correct answer is à côté, meaning "next to" or "beside." The complete sentence reads: Ma maison se trouve à côté du port ("My house is located next to the port"). The expression à côté de is a standard locative prepositional phrase in French, and here du is the contraction of de + le (the port being masculine).

The other options do not fit naturally:

• sous means "under" - a house is not typically located under a port.
• hors means "outside of" - but hors du port would describe something outside the port area, which is not a natural way to locate a house.
• à moins means "unless" (a conditional conjunction), not a preposition of place. It cannot describe spatial location.

The sentence "Je souhaite que vous __ beaucoup d'argent" requires the subjunctive mood because the verb souhaiter (to wish) expresses a desire, and in French, souhaiter que is always followed by the subjunctive.

The meaning of the sentence is "I wish that you have a lot of money." The verb needed is avoir (to have) conjugated in the subjunctive for vous. The subjunctive forms of avoir are:

• que j'aie
• que tu aies
• qu'il/elle ait
• que nous ayons
• que vous ayez
• qu'ils/elles aient

The correct answer is therefore ayez.

The other options fail for clear reasons: soyez is the subjunctive of etre (to be), which does not make sense with "beaucoup d'argent." Ai is the indicative first-person singular of avoir - wrong person and wrong mood. Avons is the indicative first-person plural - also wrong person and wrong mood.

The passage states: "Claire aime surtout le stand de fruits, car elle adore les mangues, les bananes et les fraises." This sentence directly answers the question "Pourquoi Claire aime-t-elle le stand de fruits ?" (Why does Claire like the fruit stand?).

The key word is car (because), which introduces the reason: she adores mangoes, bananas, and strawberries. The correct answer restates this reason: Parce qu'elle adore les fruits comme les mangues et les fraises.

The other options have no support in the passage:

• Claire does not sell vegetables - she is a customer at the market with her mother.
• There is no mention of the fruit stand being close to her home.
• There is no mention of Claire meeting friends at the market.

In reading comprehension, look for causal connectors like car, parce que, puisque, and comme to identify reasons stated in the text.

The question asks for the normal reading (pronunciation) of the expression un à un, which means "one by one."

In spoken French, the preposition à (with a grave accent) is simply pronounced /a/. The grave accent distinguishes the preposition à from the verb form a (third person singular of avoir) in writing, but both are pronounced identically: /a/. Therefore, when reading un à un aloud, it sounds exactly like Un/a un - three distinct sounds with no liaison or added consonant between the words.

The other options are incorrect: Un/á/lun inserts a spurious /l/ sound that does not exist in the expression; Un à l'un adds the article l', changing the expression entirely; and Un ã un places a tilde (~) over the a, which is a Portuguese diacritical mark and does not exist in standard French orthography.

In French, forming the feminine of nouns that denote people (particularly professions and roles) follows specific patterns depending on the masculine ending. For masculine nouns ending in -teur, the feminine is typically formed by changing the ending to -trice when the masculine form derives from a Latin root ending in -tor.

The word acteur (actor) follows this pattern. Its Latin root is actor, so the feminine is formed by replacing -teur with -trice, giving actrice (actress).

The other proposed forms do not follow any standard French feminine formation rule:

• acteuse would follow the -eur to -euse pattern (as in danseur/danseuse), but this pattern applies to nouns derived from French verbs, not Latin roots in -tor.
• acteurre and actere do not correspond to any French morphological rule.

Other common examples of the -teur/-trice pattern include directeur/directrice, instituteur/institutrice, and spectateur/spectatrice.

In Africa, the climate is generally divided into deux (two) main seasons: the dry season (la saison sèche) and the rainy season (la saison des pluies). This is the standard geographical and climatic classification for tropical and sub-Saharan Africa, which is the context typically tested in JAMB French.

This contrasts with Europe, which has four seasons (le printemps, l'été, l'automne, l'hiver). The option quatre (four) therefore applies to the European climate, not the African one. The options dix (ten) and cinq (five) do not correspond to any standard seasonal classification.

This is a common cultural knowledge question in French for West African examinations: Africa has two seasons, Europe has four.

This question asks about the grammatical category (la nature) of the word rapide.

Rapide is an adjectif (adjective). An adjective is a word that describes or qualifies a noun. Rapide means "fast" or "quick" and is used to describe nouns, for example: une voiture rapide (a fast car), un train rapide (a fast train).

It does not belong to any of the other categories:

• A nom (noun) names a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., la vitesse - speed)
• An adverbe (adverb) modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. The adverb form of rapide is rapidement (quickly), formed by adding -ment to the feminine adjective
• A verbe (verb) expresses an action or state (e.g., courir - to run)

A common mistake is confusing rapide (adjective) with rapidement (adverb). In French, most adverbs derived from adjectives end in -ment.

The French preposition "pour" means "for" someone or something.

This question asks which city is in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The correct answer is Yamoussoukro, which has been the official political and administrative capital of Cote d'Ivoire since 1983.

The other cities are capitals of different West African countries:

• Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin (the official capital is Porto-Novo)
• Lome is the capital of Togo
• Dakar is the capital of Senegal

Knowing the capitals and major cities of Francophone African countries is essential for JAMB French. Cote d'Ivoire is a major Francophone West African nation, and Abidjan (its largest city and economic hub) is also important to know, though Yamoussoukro is the official capital.

The question asks for the meaning of the French verb chanter. Chanter means to sing, which is accurately defined as produire un son melodieux (to produce a melodious sound).

Singing involves using the voice to create musical or melodic sounds, which is precisely what produire un son melodieux describes.

The other options are different verbs with distinct meanings:

• danser means to dance - moving the body rhythmically to music
• lire means to read - interpreting written text
• marcher means to walk - moving on foot

Chanter is a regular first-group verb (ending in -er). Related vocabulary includes: une chanson (a song), un chanteur/une chanteuse (a singer), and le chant (singing/the song).

The first president of Senegal was Léopold Sédar Senghor, who served from 1960 (when Senegal gained independence from France) until 1980. Senghor was not only a statesman but also a renowned poet and one of the founders of the Négritude literary movement, which celebrated African identity and culture. He is one of the most important francophone African figures studied in French-language curricula.

The other options name real Senegalese political figures but were not the first president: Abdou Diouf succeeded Senghor as the second president (1981-2000); Abdoulaye Wade served as the third president (2000-2012). Moussa Dieng is not a president of Senegal.

For francophone African studies, it is essential to know the founding presidents of major French-speaking African nations, especially Senghor for Senegal and his contributions to francophone literature.

The question asks for the place where one can buy medicines (des médicaments). In French, the word for the establishment that sells medicines is la pharmacie (the pharmacy).

The other options refer to different types of places: l'hôpital is a hospital, where patients receive medical treatment but do not purchase medicines over the counter; la banque is a bank, a financial institution; and l'école is a school, an educational institution. None of these is a place specifically designated for the sale of medicines.

In French vocabulary related to places and services, it is important to associate each establishment with its primary function: la pharmacie sells medicines, la boulangerie sells bread, la boucherie sells meat, and so on.

The sentence Mon pere est plus age ___ ma mere means "My father is older ___ my mother." This question tests the comparative structure in French.

In French, comparisons of superiority use the structure: plus + adjective + que (more ... than). The word que is the conjunction that introduces the second element of the comparison.

Examples of this pattern:

• Il est plus grand que son frere - He is taller than his brother
• Elle est plus intelligente que moi - She is more intelligent than me

The other options do not fit the comparative structure:

• et (and) is a coordinating conjunction, not a comparative connector
• de (of/from) is a preposition that does not link comparative elements
• comme (like/as) is used for comparisons of equality (aussi ... que) or similes, not superiority

The three French comparative forms are: plus ... que (more than), moins ... que (less than), and aussi ... que (as ... as).

Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, and Ogun are all states located in the south-western part of Nigeria. The correct answer is l'ouest (the west).

Nigeria is broadly divided into six geopolitical zones: North-West, North-East, North-Central, South-West, South-East, and South-South. Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, and Ogun all belong to the South-West zone. Since the options do not include "le sud-ouest" specifically, "l'ouest" (the west) is the closest and correct answer.

The other directions are incorrect:

• Le nord (the north) would include states like Kano, Kaduna, and Sokoto.
• Le sud (the south) is too vague and would more accurately describe the South-South zone (e.g., Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta).
• L'est (the east) would refer to states like Enugu, Ebonyi, and Abia in the South-East zone.

The question asks which word is associated with froid (cold). The correct answer is la glace (ice), because ice is formed by freezing water and is inherently cold. Cold and ice are directly linked by their physical nature.

The other options are associated with heat, not cold:

• le feu (fire) produces heat and warmth
• la chaleur (heat/warmth) is the direct opposite of froid
• le soleil (the sun) is a source of heat and light

This is a vocabulary association question. In French, knowing semantic fields (groups of related words) is important. The semantic field of froid includes: la glace (ice), la neige (snow), l'hiver (winter), geler (to freeze), and le froid (the cold).

Benin shares a border with Togo. Togo is a narrow country on the coast of West Africa, bordered by Ghana to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Benin to the east. The Gulf of Guinea lies to the south.

The other options are incorrect:

• Niger does not border Togo. Niger is a landlocked Sahelian country that borders Burkina Faso, Mali, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Nigeria, and Benin - but not Togo directly.
• Algerie (Algeria) is in North Africa, far from Togo, separated by the Sahara and several countries.
• Liberia is in West Africa but is separated from Togo by Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.

Knowledge of West African geography, particularly the borders of francophone countries, is frequently tested in JAMB French.

The sentence Ils sont partis ___ la maison means "They left ___ the house." This question tests the correct preposition to use with the verb partir (to leave).

The correct answer is de. The verb partir takes the preposition de to indicate the place one is leaving from. Partir de means "to leave from" or "to depart from." The sentence Ils sont partis de la maison means "They left (from) the house."

The other prepositions change the meaning or are not standard with partir in this context:

• vers (toward) would indicate direction, not departure: vers la maison means "toward the house"
• a (to/at) is not the standard preposition for indicating departure from a place
• pour (for) could indicate a destination (partir pour Paris = to leave for Paris), but partir pour la maison is not the natural construction here

The verb-preposition combination partir de (to leave from a place) is essential to know, alongside venir de (to come from) and sortir de (to go out of).

The sentence Je regrette _ mon action needs an adverb to modify the verb regretter (to regret), expressing how intensely the speaker regrets the action.

The correct word is vivement, an adverb meaning "deeply" or "keenly." The expression je regrette vivement is a standard French collocation meaning "I deeply regret." It fits naturally between the verb and its object.

The other options do not work here:

• brûlante (burning) is a feminine adjective, not an adverb. It cannot modify the verb regretter.
• curieusement (curiously) is an adverb, but saying "I curiously regret my action" is semantically nonsensical.
• dure (hard/harsh) is an adjective in its feminine form. While dur can occasionally function as an adverb in informal French (travailler dur), dure (feminine) cannot, and regretter dur is not a valid expression.

When expressing intensity with regretter, the standard adverbs are vivement, profondément, or sincèrement.

The sentence ___ est le president actuel du Cameroun ? means "___ is the current president of Cameroon?" This question tests knowledge of French interrogative words (mots interrogatifs).

The correct answer is Qui (Who). The question asks about a person - specifically, the identity of the current president. Qui is the interrogative pronoun used to ask about people.

The other interrogative words ask about different things:

• Ou' (a rendering of Ou, where) asks about place or location: Ou est la gare ? (Where is the station?)
• Quand (when) asks about time: Quand est-ce qu'il arrive ? (When does he arrive?)
• Que (what) asks about things or actions: Que fais-tu ? (What are you doing?)

The complete sentence is: Qui est le president actuel du Cameroun ? - Who is the current president of Cameroon?

"Tola et Tolu" is plural, so we correctly use "leurs".

The sentence Là, c'est _ oncle, un professeur au lycée ("There, that's _ uncle, a teacher at the high school") requires a possessive adjective before the masculine noun oncle.

The correct answer is mon (my, masculine). The sentence reads: Là, c'est mon oncle, un professeur au lycée ("There, that's my uncle, a teacher at the high school"). The speaker is introducing their own uncle.

The other options are incorrect:

• ma is the feminine form of "my" - it cannot be used before the masculine noun oncle. (Note: even before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel, French uses mon instead of ma for phonetic ease, e.g., mon amie.)
• moi is a stressed pronoun ("me"), not a possessive adjective. It cannot modify a noun directly.
• son means "his" or "her" and is grammatically valid, but in the context of introducing someone at a specific location (Là, c'est...), the first-person possessive mon is the natural and expected choice.

The sentence "Il parle _ affaire impossible" requires the correct preposition + article combination after the verb parler. In French, parler de means "to talk about," so the construction is parler de + article + noun.

The noun affaire is feminine singular. Since affaire begins with a vowel, the preposition de combined with the indefinite article une contracts to d'une through elision.

The sentence therefore reads: "Il parle d'une affaire impossible" - "He is talking about an impossible matter."

The indefinite article une is correct here because the sentence refers to a non-specific, unidentified matter. If a specific, previously identified matter were intended, the definite form de l'affaire would be used instead. D'un is masculine and does not agree with the feminine noun affaire. De la would not appear before a vowel-initial noun (it would become de l'). D'en is not a valid article construction in this context.

The question asks which word contains the sound /é/, the closed e sound (pronounced like the vowel in the English word "day" but without the glide).

In French, the infinitive ending -er is always pronounced /e/ (the /é/ sound). The word marcher (to walk) ends in -er, so it contains the /é/ sound: /maʁʃe/.

The other options contain different vowel sounds:

• frère (brother) contains /ɛ/ (the open e sound, written with a grave accent è), not /e/.
• mère (mother) also contains /ɛ/ for the same reason.
• peu (little) contains /ø/ (the closed eu sound), which is a rounded front vowel entirely distinct from /e/.

A useful rule: in French, é (accent aigu) and the endings -er, -ez always produce the closed /e/ sound, whereas è (accent grave) and ê (accent circonflexe) produce the open /ɛ/ sound.

The sentence "Le medecin soigne _ malades" requires a definite article to complete the meaning: "The doctor treats the sick (people) / the patients."

The word malades is plural, so the required article is les, the plural definite article in French. The definite article is correct here because the sentence makes a general statement about what doctors do - they treat patients as a class. In French, general statements about entire categories use the definite article (le, la, les), unlike English where the article is often dropped.

The other options do not fit:

• une is feminine singular - it does not agree with the plural malades.
• la is feminine singular definite - also does not agree in number.
• des (indefinite plural, meaning "some") would change the meaning to "the doctor treats some sick people," which weakens the general truth the sentence expresses.

The question asks in which word the letter c produces the /k/ sound. In French, the pronunciation of c follows a clear rule:

• c is pronounced /k/ before a, o, u, and before consonants.
• c is pronounced /s/ before e, i, and y.

Applying this rule to each option:

• coup - c is followed by o, so it is pronounced /k/: /ku/. This is the correct answer.
• chef - the combination ch is pronounced /ʃ/ (like English "sh"), not /k/.
• ceux - c is followed by e, so it is pronounced /s/: /sø/.
• ciel - c is followed by i, so it is pronounced /s/: /sjɛl/.

The word coup (a blow or strike) is the only option where c produces the /k/ sound.

The sentence states Quand deux personnes se marient ("When two people get married"), and asks what event takes place. The verb se marier means "to get married," so the ceremony that occurs is a mariage (a marriage or wedding).

This is a straightforward vocabulary question testing whether the student can connect the verb se marier to the corresponding noun mariage. The word family is: se marier (verb) -> mariage (noun) -> marié/mariée (adjective/noun for a married person).

The other options name different life events that do not correspond to the act of getting married: un accident is an accident; un baptême is a baptism (a religious ceremony for newborns or converts); une mort is a death. None of these results from two people getting married.

The sentence "L'homme est _ medecin" requires an article before the profession noun medecin. The noun medecin (doctor) is masculine singular, so the correct indefinite article is un.

In standard French, professions used with etre can appear without an article ("Il est medecin"), but when the sentence uses a noun subject with a definite article (L'homme), the predicate noun typically takes an indefinite article: "L'homme est un medecin."

The other options are incorrect:

• une is the feminine indefinite article. It would be used with a feminine profession noun (e.g., une infirmiere), but medecin is masculine.
• le is the masculine definite article, but saying "L'homme est le medecin" would mean "The man is the (specific) doctor," which requires a context identifying which doctor. The sentence as written introduces the profession generally.
• en is a preposition/pronoun and does not function as an article before a noun in this construction.

The passage states: "Apres les achats, elles prennent un jus d'orange frais avant de rentrer a la maison." This sentence directly answers the question "Qu'est-ce que Claire et sa mere font apres leurs achats ?" (What do Claire and her mother do after their shopping?).

The correct answer is Elles prennent un jus d'orange (They have an orange juice). The verb prendre here means "to have" (a drink or food), which is a common usage in French: prendre un cafe (to have a coffee), prendre un jus (to have a juice).

The other options are fabricated and have no basis in the passage:

• Elles achetent une voiture (They buy a car) - entirely unrelated to the text.
• Elles vont au cinema (They go to the cinema) - not mentioned.
• Elles visitent leur tante (They visit their aunt) - not mentioned.

To count syllables in French, each distinct vowel sound forms one syllable. The word animal breaks down as follows:

• a - first syllable
• ni - second syllable
• mal - third syllable

This gives 3 syllables: a-ni-mal.

Note that in French syllabification, each vowel sound anchors a syllable, and consonants attach to the vowel that follows them when possible. The word does not have 4 syllables because the final -al forms a single syllable (the a is the vowel and l is a closing consonant). It does not have 2 syllables because the initial a- stands alone as its own syllable, separate from ni.

Le passage mentionne que "Fatou aide sa mère à porter les paniers."