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Why does an adjective sometimes come before the noun it modifies, and other times it comes after?
ex. "un grand bol..." (adjective coming before)
"une voiture verte..." (adjective coming after)
In the example:
Il faut qu'ils aient leur permis de conduire.
They must get their driving licence.
Avoir us used here similarly to "avoir un exam". Here it means they must 'obtain' their driver's license.
But how would you say: "They must have their driver's license (with them)"?
Context might be one way, but if 'they' was ambiguous, the imperative sentence would be ambiguous.
is it correct form to write
Aurélie s'est disputée avec sa soeur? Should there be another e on disputé if followed by 'avec sa soeur'?
The sentence for translation was: "help clearing the table after eating." I wrote "après avoir mangé" for "after eating" and this was marked wrong. They wanted "après manger". Can anyone help me understand why "après avoir mangé" is wrong?
Is this translation a mistake? It says this means to sunbathe, but the dictionary says it is to sugarcoat...? Merci!
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i have just signed up as a premium subscriber and was wondering if there was a way to access historical writing challenges (as the post just says to click on the link in the email)
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Regarding the phrase 'j'ai cru que je n'y arriverais jamais', I was thinking that 'j'ai cru' might need to be followed by the subjunctive, as the part after j'ai cru is negative. Does the subjunctive rule only apply if it is je n'ai pas cru perhaps?
Thanks
Megan
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