French Phrase
Ajoute une trousse de secours et des outils.
Meaning
‘Add a first‑aid kit and tools.’ The sentence is a direct instruction, often found in packing lists, survival guides, or safety briefings.
When to use
Use this phrase when you are giving someone a clear, informal command to include a first‑aid kit and tools in a kit, a vehicle, or a preparation plan.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Ajouteunetroussedesecoursetdesoutils
Imperative (tu)
‘Ajoute’ is the second‑person singular imperative of the verb ‘ajouter’, used for informal commands without a subject pronoun.
Indefinite article (feminine)
‘une’ is the feminine singular indefinite article, matching the gender of ‘trousse’.
Noun phrase ‘trousse de secours’
A fixed expression meaning ‘first‑aid kit’; ‘de’ links the two nouns.
Conjunction ‘et’
Connects two items in a list, equivalent to ‘and’ in English.
Partitive article ‘des’
‘des’ is the plural partitive article used before ‘outils’ to indicate an unspecified quantity.
Plural noun ‘outils’
‘outils’ is a masculine plural noun meaning ‘tools’.
🗨In Conversation
Qu’est‑ce qui manque dans notre sac de randonnée ?
What’s missing in our hiking pack?
Ajoute une trousse de secours et des outils.
Add a first‑aid kit and tools.
✕Common Mistakes
Ajoutez une trousse de secours et des outils.
‘Ajoutez’ is the formal/plural imperative; use ‘Ajoute’ only when speaking to one familiar person.
Ajoute un trousse de secours et des outils.
‘Trousse’ is feminine, so the article must be ‘une’, not ‘un’.
Ajoute une trousse de secours et des outil.
Plural nouns need an ‘s’; the correct form is ‘des outils’.
↔Alternatives
Inclure une trousse de secours et des outils.
Include a first‑aid kit and tools.
Mets une trousse de secours et des outils.
Put a first‑aid kit and tools.
Cultural Tip
In French, the imperative form ‘Ajoute’ is used for informal, familiar commands (tu). In a formal or plural context you would say ‘Ajoutez…’. The expression ‘trousse de secours’ is the standard term for a first‑aid kit in France, and it appears on many safety‑checklists and emergency‑preparedness guides.