Exactly how does one know when to you vous and when to use IlsI was never aware "JACK and JILL' should take the pronoun Ils. It was my belief ILS was reserved for all boys only.
So now I see vous addressing the individuals IN the group. Sort of like ILS is they and VOUS is similar to America's deep South as y'all, or the northeast as in you guys.
So within the poem/song Jack and Jill went up the hill one wouldn't use the pronoun VOUS as it would change the meaning. Is that correct?
Not Y'ALL or You guys or VOUS went up the hill... Jack and Jill are not the audience.
THEY or ILS went up the hill to fetch... The audience is being addressed. Not Jack and Jill.
Dear professor, is that about right?
I was never aware "JACK and JILL' should take the pronoun Ils. It was my belief ILS was reserved for all boys only.
So now I see vous addressing the individuals IN the group. Sort of like ILS is they and VOUS is similar to America's deep South as y'all, or the northeast as in you guys.
So within the poem/song Jack and Jill went up the hill one wouldn't use the pronoun VOUS as it would change the meaning. Is that correct?
Not Y'ALL or You guys or VOUS went up the hill... Jack and Jill are not the audience.
THEY or ILS went up the hill to fetch... The audience is being addressed. Not Jack and Jill.
Dear professor, is that about right?
'Nous t'avons rendu visite il y a une semaine.'
What is the purpose of rendu in this sentence if visiter can be used as a verb? Possible to say “Nous t’avons visité il y a une semaine”
I can meet her today = je peux la rencontrer aujourd'hui.
Why do we use "la" instead of "lui'? I'm confused as to when to use le and lui, la and lui. What's the difference?
Bonjour.
re. mal vs mauvais/mauvaise: Is the adverb "mal" used as an adjective with the copular verb être, to say "bad"?
For example, to say "good", do we only use the adjective of "good" with être (a copular verb): "Pierre est bon. C'est un bon homme." But, when saying "bad" instead of "good" with être, do we use "mal" (adverb) instead of mauvais to say "He is bad", but use "mauvais" when a noun is present? : "Il est mal. C'est un mauvais homme."
I find this topic confusing.
Cheryl
I've read through the questions and answers below, but still don't understand the following example.
Test question: "I haven't been in France for long?" (ie, I recently arrived and I'm still here; ongoing).
From the lesson it seems the best construction would be: Ne...pas + Présent Indicatif + depuis longtemps (started a short while ago and is still ongoing).
But Kwiziq says the best answer is: Ne...pas + Passé Composé + depuis longtemps (not for a long time / not in ages).
If someone could explain it more clearly, thanks.
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