Practice French

B2noun

l’enquête

investigation, inquiry

Written with an elided article (l’enquête) because the noun starts with a vowel sound, so the written gender is not visible here.

« La police a ouvert une enquête après la disparition du dossier. »

“The police opened an investigation after the file disappeared.”

In other languages

Related B2 words

le budget · le facteur · l’hésitation

In a story

« Tout le monde a commencé une enquête très sérieuse. »

from “Le croissant disparu”, a free A2 story you can read in full.

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