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I think this is more a question about the use of lui, but there are some examples here that use it. Ils rient avec lui, pas de lui. They laugh with him, not at him.
How do we know lui is HIM and not just him/her without any other context. Do I just take the translation for what it is, or am I missing something fundamental? I find this to be so confusing. Thank you.
In this example - Le temps que nous arrivions, mon avion était déjà parti !
Why is it not - "Le temps que nous soyons arrivés..." because it means By the time we arrived... Why Subjonctif Passé is not used?
Regarding the position of interrogative particles, such as 'quand' in:
"Quand Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé ?"
I can't recall exactly which previous lesson(s) touched upon this, but can one shift 'quand' to other positions, such as:
"Juliette et Pauline, quand ont-elles déménagé?"
"Juliette et Pauline ont-elles déménagé quand?"
Here is a link to the song on YouTube, which works for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up_IUfCFHao
In the first sentence of the full text at the end of the lesson, the last phrase text reads "...mon père et moi avons décidé d'aller à la pêche !", but the audio says ..."alors, mon père et moi avons décidé d'aller à la pêche !"
During the exercise, the text for this phrase also reads "...mon père et moi avons décidé d'aller à la pêche !", but the audio says"...donc, mon père et moi avons décidé d'aller à la pêche !"
Since "comme" is the qualifier in the preceding phrase, the use of either "alors" or "donc" doesn't seem to make sense.
Why is indefiinite article omitted from Quelle excellente ideée?
Mettez au temps convenable
en 2021, nous (étudier) souvent en ligne
is avons étudié correct or étudiions is correct?
Which is more Correct and will I get mark for passe compose in a subjective exam.
Are both technically correct?
Thank you helping in previous question.
How to know the order of the words..?
Est ce que tu parles la francias?
Est ce que parlez vous la francias?
How to decide- personal pronoun to be used has to be before verb or after verb??
Thank you
In the lesson you state:
Ni l'un(e) ni l'autre ne... means neither one nor the other or neither (of them).English is my native language and I would never say "neither one nor the other". I would say "Neither the one nor the other" or better, as offered "Neither." "Neither one nor the other" just doesn't sound right. "Neither one" seems sufficient (and a third alternative) making the addition of "nor the other" seem superfluous and inappropriate. I wonder if this isn't a dialectical difference within North America.
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