Query regarding ceci/cela/çaBonjour Madame Cécile !
In a quiz, I was given the following sentences->
1. Ils sont riches. J'ai lu ________ quelque part.
(They're wealthy. I read that somewhere.)
Now, the correct answer was cela/ça. Though I got it right but I would like to ask why “ceci” is inappropriate.
2. Elle pourra partir plus tôt : je lui ai promis ________. (She will be able to leave earlier: I promised her that.)
Here, too I would question whether “ceci” is acceptable or not.
3. ________ sera prévu. (It will be taken care of. )
The accurate answer is “Ce” but why can’t one use “Ça/Ceci/Cela” .
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.
Je vous souhaite une bonne journée.
The quiz asked: "Les choses se sont passees ___ je l'avais prevu" Things happened just as I had planned.
I answered "tout comme". It wanted "ainsi que" but isn't "tout comme" another valid answer here? Possibly even a little more correct since "tout" conveys the additional emphasis that "just" does in English?
Hi there,
So I know you can say "Après avoir fini ma rédaction, j'irai me coucher"
q1. But can you also say use "Après que" here or do you need a change of subject? (Like: after I've finished my homework, my teacher will mark it")
q2. If you can use "Après que", is it correct to say "Après que je finirai ma rédaction, j'irai me coucher". Or "Après que j'aurai fini ma rédcation, j'irai me coucher"
q3. Is Quand interchangeable with Après que? I know that the hidden future rule applies to Quand when you're saying "Quand j'aurai ma rédaction, j'irai me coucher". Like q2, would it not make sense to say "Quand j'aurai fini ma rédaction, j'irai me coucher"?
Thank you.
Ry
Why does "la vraie cuisine française" mean "real French cuisine"? Doesn't "vrai" mean "real/true" when it comes after the noun and "quite a/elaborate/interesting" when it comes after the noun?
Can you tell me which is the correct translation in this case and why?
I find it hard to decide which category it comes in.
It is logical that you have gone first.
1. Il est logique que vous soyez passée la première
2. C'est logique que vous soyez passée la première
Bonjour Madame Cécile !
In a quiz, I was given the following sentences->
1. Ils sont riches. J'ai lu ________ quelque part.
(They're wealthy. I read that somewhere.)
Now, the correct answer was cela/ça. Though I got it right but I would like to ask why “ceci” is inappropriate.
2. Elle pourra partir plus tôt : je lui ai promis ________. (She will be able to leave earlier: I promised her that.)
Here, too I would question whether “ceci” is acceptable or not.
3. ________ sera prévu. (It will be taken care of. )
The accurate answer is “Ce” but why can’t one use “Ça/Ceci/Cela” .
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.
Je vous souhaite une bonne journée.
Are these sentences correct?
Je suis de France/ Je suis de la France/ Je suis du Japon
Can 'être de' be followed by state/city/region/direction (le Nord, L'Est)?
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