French Phrase
On va vérifier les appareils de la cuisine.
Meaning
Literally, "We are going to check the kitchen appliances." It is used when you plan to inspect or test the devices (oven, fridge, dishwasher, etc.) that are in the kitchen.
When to use
Use this sentence when you or a team are about to start a routine inspection in a home, restaurant, or culinary school kitchen. It works both in a professional setting (maintenance check) and a casual one (making sure everything works before cooking).
✦Grammar Breakdown
Onvavérifierlesappareilsdelacuisine
On (impersonal pronoun)
In everyday French, "on" often replaces "nous" and means "we" in informal contexts.
Near‑future construction (aller + infinitive)
"Va" is the third‑person singular of "aller" used to form the near future: "on va + infinitif" = "we are going to…".
Vérifier (to check)
A regular -er verb; after "aller" it stays in the infinitive form.
Les appareils (plural noun)
"Appareil" means "appliance" or "device"; the plural article "les" signals more than one.
De la + noun (partitive/possession)
"De la" indicates that the appliances belong to the kitchen, not a generic category.
🗨In Conversation
On va vérifier les appareils de la cuisine.
We’re going to check the kitchen appliances.
D'accord, commençons par le four.
Okay, let’s start with the oven.
✕Common Mistakes
On va vérifier les appareils du cuisine.
The partitive article should be "de la" because "cuisine" is feminine; "du" is masculine.
On va vérifier les appareils cuisine.
Missing the article "de la" makes the phrase sound incomplete.
Nous allons vérifier les appareils de la cuisine.
Grammatically correct but sounds overly formal for casual conversation; native speakers prefer "on".
↔Alternatives
Nous allons inspecter les appareils de la cuisine.
We are going to inspect the kitchen appliances.
Je vais contrôler les appareils de la cuisine.
I’m going to check the kitchen appliances.
Il faut vérifier les appareils de la cuisine.
We need to check the kitchen appliances.
Cultural Tip
In French, "on" is the go‑to pronoun for informal "we" and is far more common than "nous" in spoken language. When speaking to a colleague or a friend, "on va vérifier…" sounds natural, whereas "nous allons vérifier…" feels more formal or written. Also, "appareil" can refer to both small gadgets (blender, mixer) and larger equipment (oven, fridge).