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I understood that the french for ' an app' was 'une appli' but this wasn't given as an option. Am I incorrect?
This is clearly C1 level listening. Too hard
I have two separate questions regarding the same example
The first is…why do you use “sa tête” to mean “his face”?
The second is…I am sure that there are many colloquial ways or common ways to express “should have” using the verb avoir in its conditional conjugated form when it’s not followed by “dû”, but is it actually proper French grammar? For instance, in one of the above examples, it reads: “Tu aurais vu sa tête quand je suis apparu devant lui.” Its translation is “You should have seen his face when I appeared in front of him.” Possibly contextually it translates better to should than would. Perhaps if the sentence was “ Tu aurais vu sa tête, si tu avais été là.” Then it’s a true conditional statement-You would have seen his face (condition) if you had been there. So perhaps I’ve answered my question because this really isn’t a conditional statement However, I like rules, I like things to follow those rules (The Container Store is one my happy place-quote from Emily in Paris). I also realize that as I write this, the English language is known for not always following grammatical rules in one sense or another (although I can’t think of any because it makes sense to me as a native English speaker, so please forgive my hypocrisy). Please help me understand when avoir in its conditional form means should when not followed by dû.
J'entend il se rend, pas on se rend, dans le phrase "et on se rend dans les cimetières".
Bonjour! I am a bit confused about the example without à. In what context would you skip it? Merci!
Could you explain the difference between 'crayon', 'crayon à papier' and 'crayon gris'? I do not draw, so I was unfamiliar with the latter two. Are the latter two used primarily in the context of art?
This was one of the questions that I encountered here.
Sentence:
I gave my old computer to an association.'' ?(HINT: here old as "that I used to own")
It turns out the correct translation is: J'ai donné mon ancien ordinateur...
Why is that?
I think it should be - J'ai donné mon ordinateur ancien...
Since, the adjective after the noun means = old
Can someone explain this to me ?
If ce qui/ ce que is supposed to be used to refer to a part of a sentence/ an idea, instead of just a single word, then why does this sentence use ce que?:
"C'est tout ce que j'ai dit"
I know that 'tout' could be considered a general idea, but why is ce que not used in this sentence, when 'quelque chose' is also a general idea?:
"C'est quelque chose que j'ai dit"
Hello, please explain why s’agit à construction was used in the phrase « Il s'agissait à l'origine d'une cérémonie honorant l'explorateur René Robert Cavelier«
Thank you
Is it not also valid to ask, “Ça te dire…?” In place of “Est-ce que tu veux..?”
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