I understand that this is an idiomatic phrases that means "I know something about ..." Just curious. How do the reflexive "me" and the preposition "y" refer to or mean? "I am familiar with myself" and "at ... in that area"? The "y" seems redundant since you say "en moteurs" at the end. Why not, "je me connais en moteurs."

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plutôt que + ne expletifJ'aimerais voir une phrase avec plutôt que... C'est possible...? Je ne crois pas que j'aie vu une phrase avec <plutôt que> dans vos interros. Merci d'avance, Don

Asked 7 years ago

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John W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

.....in case it's sunnyThe answer given is '....au cas où il fesait beau'. Couldn't you say as an alternative '....au cas où il y aurait du soleil'?

Asked 7 years ago

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

S'entendreThe example given - Mes frères s'entendent très bien ! translated to my brothers get along well. Can it also mean 'my brothers hear each. Other well?´

Asked 9 years ago

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Jeanne P.A2Kwiziq community member

aimer bien/aimer beaucoup

I'm a French teacher of 30+ years. There isn't a huge difference between j'aime bien and j'aime beaucoup, but the textbooks teach that aimer bien = to really like and aimer beaucoup = to like a lot.

Asked 4 years ago

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Bo S.A0Kwiziq community member

I like THE carrots

Following on from the answer below; how do you then say "I like THE carrots" (i.e. the carrots I have on my plate right now)?

To say, 'I like carrots', you have to use the definite article, les and say -

J'aime les carottes

It sort of indicates in French that you like all the carrots in the world. very strange!

Des is a partitive article meaning 'some' so you might say -

Je voudrais des carottes, s'il vous plait = I'd like some carrots, please

Donnez-moi des carottes = Give me some carrots

Asked 6 years ago