C’est vs Il est le fils de MarthaI don’t get why “C’est le fils de Martha” translates to “He is Martha’s son.”
Well, I should probably restate that: I read the lesson, so I know what the rule is, but I don’t understand the logic behind it.
In English, using “c’est” would never make sense because “Il” means “he.” Thus, it would always be “Il est le fils de Martha.”
How would the sentence need to be phrased so that “il est” would be correctly used (instead of c’est)? Or is this not possible (because an article will always be used)?
In this case, you wouldn’t be referencing an “it,” but an actual (specific) person instead. Something like:
1. Qui est Roger? / Il est le fil de Martha. (The example with Sylvie contradicts this because it also uses c’est.)
or
2. Qui est le garçon? / Il est le fil de Martha (because il is referring to a specific boy)
Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance! 😊
For an exercise, I wrote : avant que vous soyez fatigué
But it got marked as incorrect, the correct answer shown has a 'ne'.
I asked some french learners + Gemini AI and they all said that this isn’t required even in written French.
Could someone help me clarify this?
Here the answer can be "Je me sens bien". Bien also works in the black space. But when I selected it the quiz marked it wrong. The more irritating part is, there is literally no button given to report this error. Please have a look and help me out.
Eight years ago Meike asked about this and there was no good answer. I’m confused about the same thing. The lesson doesn’t discuss using ou when the clause contains the future tense.
What are the 21 common ir verbs that Linda speaks about in the lesson/topic of regular ir verbs?
Thank you
Joe McHugh
The story talks about Arthur's new tennis shoes. Would it not be too much to assume they are brand new, just bought for the return to school, in which case ’neuf’ might be appropriate? It wasn't one of the possibilities. I am a little unclear as to when to use neuf.
I am unsure why "Antoine a mal aux épaules" is correct since "épaules" is femine and should use the article la unless "é" negates the use of " l' ". Thank you.
Bruce
Not really related to the grammar itself, but I think the waiter in the story is not rude at all. Bro's just doing his work
I don’t get why “C’est le fils de Martha” translates to “He is Martha’s son.”
Well, I should probably restate that: I read the lesson, so I know what the rule is, but I don’t understand the logic behind it.
In English, using “c’est” would never make sense because “Il” means “he.” Thus, it would always be “Il est le fils de Martha.”
How would the sentence need to be phrased so that “il est” would be correctly used (instead of c’est)? Or is this not possible (because an article will always be used)?
In this case, you wouldn’t be referencing an “it,” but an actual (specific) person instead. Something like:
1. Qui est Roger? / Il est le fil de Martha. (The example with Sylvie contradicts this because it also uses c’est.)
or
2. Qui est le garçon? / Il est le fil de Martha (because il is referring to a specific boy)
Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks in advance! 😊
Hi Kwizlet,
I'm not getting a score when I complete the writing exercises. I'm a premium member. Should I be?
Thank you.
Olivier t'a demandée en mariage ! Why is there an extra e in demander? the verb is Demander à quelqu'un. t' is COI not COD
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