what am i missing?In a fill-in-the-blank quiz on this topic (Les enfants au restaurant)
I had written as an answer:
"Je crois qu'elle trouve plus rigolo de manger dans mon assietteplutôt que dans le sien!"
The correct answer was "...que dans la sienne."
My logic was that:
1. the pronouns takes the gender and number of the thing being replaced
...what is being replaced is "her plate," which had just been established as masculine.
2. In French, the possessive pronouns agree with the thing possessed and not the owner
3. The possessor is a singular girl, which would explain where a singular feminine "la sienne" COULD come from.
So, why does the correct answer seem to reference the possessor and not the possessed object in this example?
These both talk about a specific time periods. "the morning" and "that evening". How do I distinguish them? I am struggling with this distinction.
J'ai trois soeurs. Does this change to Je n'ai pas trois soeurs or je n'ai pas de soeurs. If the latter, then do all numbers change to de??
1. Nous dansons.
2. Je lis un livre.
3. Marie etudie le francais.
4. Marc et Paul ecoutent la musique.
5. Vous faites une promenade.
6.Est-ce que tu regardes la tele?
I thought that "turc" referred to a Turkish man and that "turque" referred to a Turkish woman. The correct answer indicates that "turque" refers to a Turkish man. Please explain why my answer was marked as incorrect.
Harlan
I am not sure if this is perhaps different with American English but as someone from the UK this sounds like Anne and Antoine are in the process of going somewhere to walk their dog e.g. in their car driving to a forest. It does not imply that they are in the process of actually walking their dog. I agree that there is a subtlety specifically with the question which is that the phrase includes "with their dog" but the "are going for" implies that they are not actually yet walking their dog but intend to go for a walk with their dog. For instance if I were to say "I am going shopping to buy some food" it means that I am not actually in the process of doing the shopping. Can you please clarify if "se promènent" is the actual current act of doing something or describing the intention to do the act?
In a fill-in-the-blank quiz on this topic (Les enfants au restaurant)
I had written as an answer:
"Je crois qu'elle trouve plus rigolo de manger dans mon assietteplutôt que dans le sien!"
The correct answer was "...que dans la sienne."
My logic was that:
1. the pronouns takes the gender and number of the thing being replaced
...what is being replaced is "her plate," which had just been established as masculine.
2. In French, the possessive pronouns agree with the thing possessed and not the owner
3. The possessor is a singular girl, which would explain where a singular feminine "la sienne" COULD come from.
So, why does the correct answer seem to reference the possessor and not the possessed object in this example?
How can I say "I give them all an apple and "I gave them all an apple"
"Je leur ai tous donnés une pomme" or je leur ai donnés à tous une pomme
" je leur tous donne une pomme or je leur donne à tous un pomme
I can not understand which of them are valid?
please help thank you in advance
It would be great if a translation appears too! I have to use a translator to get an idea of what the words mean in context and its not always accurate or reliable.
What is the role of 'd'ailleurs' in the above sentence? I am guessing it means 'anyway'. Thanks
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