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I believe that's the subjunctive in the final sentence.
If so, I would like to understand why it's being employed here with espérer.
I always understood that this would not use the subjunctive in the affirmative (indicative), but perhaps the imperative changes this somehow?
No doubt I'm missing something here...
Kwiz question:
Vous mangez de la dinde à Noël ? - Non, on ne mange jamais ________ dinde à Noël. Do you eat turkey at Christmas? - No, we never eat turkey at Christmas.
Please explain why the answer is “de.” I know the partitive article becomes “de” in negative sentences. My confusion is why is it “de” and not “la?” I would think it’d be “la” because you’re talking about turkey in general. Is it a partitive article because the question uses a partitive article?Could you also ask: Vous mangez la dinde à Noël? Non, on ne mange jamais la dinde à Noël.
Is there a lesson/discussion link that addresses when to use the partitive vs the definite article? I haven’t been able to find one. Many thanks for your help!
This is a contribution to help others who might find this confusing:
In French, there are certain sentence constructions or even verbs that could be made negative with just the addition of "ne". The addition of "pas" and the likes isn't necessary. This concept is called "Ne littéraire".
Clauses containing "si" are one of those instances where the Ne littéraire could be used.
For further study of the concept, check: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/ne-litteraire/
In the second part of the last sentence, "je viens juste d'emménager à Berlin !" is the correct answer.
I used déménager because I thought it was the general verb to use when moving from one place or one city to another.
And, I thought emménager implied moving into a house or apartment, rather than moving from one city to another.
Please clarify the different meanings. Thanks
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