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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"
Is it not also valid to ask, “Ça te dire…?” In place of “Est-ce que tu veux..?”
In UK English this can also apply when someone agrees to come at a future time ("thanks for coming tomorrow") so it’s useful to remember you can’t do the same in French. Incidentally the only way I can fix "pour" and "de" in my brain is to think that you "pour" something concrete..
Hi,
I translated this as 'des activités pédagogiques ' but it was not given as an option. Is pédagogiques incorrect?
In the quick lesson you use the example Ce problème, auquel je ne comprends rien, m'énerve
Why is it auquel and not duquel ( or de qui) since comprendre is a transitive verb ? What am I missing?
Il faut que... tu réfléchisses à ce que cette amitié t'apporte réellement.
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And could you have had à qui rather than auquel in the same sentence ?
I was watching a short youtube video in which, if I understood the gist of it, a bilingual gentleman was giving students advice in how to translate. I thought I heard him address his audience repeatedly by 'tu'. I don't know if it was a tongue in cheek humour or was he being unusually familiar, The video was here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHKoBeDltjY
Merci.
I don't seem to be able to find anything on this topic, although it is quite fundamental and also allows one to practice lots of tenses as one switches between direct and indirect speech. Any chance of this topic appearing?
I've been told by a well-trained French teacher to never begin a sentence with "cependant." He said to use "bien que." Has this rule been superseded?
Thanks!
Kalpana
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