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?
Hi I have two questions regarding the phrase 'on n'est pas secoués dans tous les sens'.
1. why is there an 'e' on the end of secoué? I would have thought that it should be the third person singular of 'on'.
2. What is the meaning of 'secoué dans tous les sens'? Does it mean 'shaken about all over the place'?
Does ‘copine/copain’ suggest a less serious relationship than partenaire and does ‘êtres chers’ work for loved ones? Thanks
Hi,
I'm having difficulties understanding why this lesson is under "Pronouns"... It looks to me it would be better places under "Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions"...
You can always point out that I'm wrong off course.
I used des rather than de in the phrase "the ghosts of previous paintings" since it is used in the context of a plural noun: "les fantômes des (rather than de) peintures précédentes". Since there is no adjective in front of the noun, why is the singular de used?
Is there some logic whatsoever to these exceptions, or will they just require some good old-fashioned cramming?
I used "la chapelure." for breadcrumbs which was marked as incorrect. The exercise wanted "les miettes de pain". According to the dictionary I used, both are correct. Can anyone clarify? Thanks
The transcription has "j'avais beaucoup de mal à parler" - shouldn't it be "du" instead of "de", going by the lesson cited in the exercise? At any rate, it sounded like "du" to me. Thank you.
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?
Can I say 'je suis en train de lire ce livre' if I am reading the book but not actually at that moment?
I just received 100% in levelA2, yet I keep getting suggested lessons for A2 even though I have taken B2 test. How do I get lesson recommendations for new level?
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