French Phrase
Tu fais des corvées le week‑end ?
Meaning
The sentence asks whether the listener performs household chores (cleaning, laundry, etc.) during the weekend. It is a casual, friendly way to check someone’s weekend routine.
When to use
Use this question in informal conversations with friends, siblings, or roommates when you want to know how they spend their weekend or if they share household responsibilities.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Tufaisdescorvéesleweek-end?
Subject pronoun (tu)
‘Tu’ is the informal singular second‑person pronoun used with friends, family, or peers.
Present tense of faire
‘Fais’ is the 2nd‑person singular present form of the verb ‘faire’ (to do/make).
Partitive article (des)
‘Des’ is the plural indefinite article, equivalent to ‘some’ in English.
Noun (corvée)
‘Corvée’ means a chore or a tedious task; the plural is ‘corvées’.
Time expression (le week‑end)
‘Le week‑end’ is a borrowed English expression meaning ‘the weekend’; it is masculine and takes the definite article ‘le’.
? (question mark)
In spoken French the intonation rises at the end; in writing the question mark signals a yes/no question.
🗨In Conversation
Tu fais des corvées le week‑end ?
Do you do chores on the weekend?
Oui, je passe l’aspirateur et je fais la lessive.
Yes, I vacuum and do the laundry.
✕Common Mistakes
Tu es des corvées le week‑end ?
‘Être’ (to be) cannot be used here; the correct verb is ‘faire’ (to do).
Tu fais des corvées le weekend ?
In French the borrowed word is written with a hyphen: ‘le week‑end’.
Tu fais des corvée le week‑end ?
‘Corvée’ is a countable noun; the plural needs an ‘s’: ‘des corvées’.
↔Alternatives
Est‑ce que tu fais des corvées le week‑end ?
Do you do chores on the weekend?
Tu as des corvées ce week‑end ?
Do you have chores this weekend?
Tu t’occupes des tâches ménagères le week‑end ?
Do you take care of housework on the weekend?
Cultural Tip
In French households, ‘corvées’ are often shared among family members, especially on weekends when there is more time. Asking about them can be a polite way to offer help or to negotiate who does what. Note that ‘week‑end’ is written with a hyphen in French, and the pronunciation follows the French phonetic rules, not the English one.