Talking about anime: Recently watched anime

💬 In questions like [As-tu regardé ?], French often flips the verb and subject pronoun: [as-tu] instead of [tu as]. You can reuse that pattern with other verbs, like [Aimes-tu ?] for "Do you like?".

💬 [As-tu regardé ?] uses the usual French pattern for "have you watched?": a form of [avoir] plus the past action word, here [regardé]. You can swap in other verbs the same way, like [As-tu vu ?] for "Have you seen?".

💬 [J'] is the shortened form of [je] before a vowel sound, so it must stay attached to the next word, as in [j'ai]. You'll see the same thing in [j'aime] and [j'habite].

💬 After [commencer], French uses [à] before another verb: [commencer à regarder], [commencer à lire], [commencer à comprendre]. That little [à] is part of the pattern.

💬 [Commencer à] is the usual French pattern for "start doing" something: [commencer à regarder], [commencer à lire], [commencer à travailler]. English often uses "start + -ing," but French uses [à] plus the basic verb.