French language Q&A Forum

What clicked for me abruptly when reading this lesson is that there is a relatively good translation that comes to mind: "whatever". Now, my English grammar isn't academic level, but the original meanings of both "n'importe quoi" and "whatever" would appear to to suggest "anything".

Example: "take anything you want" / "take whatever you want"

The similarity is astonishing when you consider the other use of "whatever", namely, "used to express astonishment or perplexity"

Example: "whatever do you mean by that", but also "Whatever!"

I'd be interested in hearing whether this brings clarity on the popular meaning of "n'importe quoi" in French, as it seems to parallel English so closely in its deviation from tradition.

Could you please explain why C'est and Il est seem interchangeable when in the lesson 'C'est vs il/elle est: saying it is/she is he is' these expressions have separate uses depending on context. Thank you.

Hello,

Please explain the following sentence: Je préfère une salade de tomates - why is the indefinite article not 'des' as we are stating tomates?

Thank you

Why utilize inversion in the final sentence, "ne serait-ce que pour les garder en vie"?