Ne... pas encore + articleBonjour Madame Cécile !
A sentence came up while I was reviewing the lesson-
Il a déjà acheté un nouvel appartement.
To form the negative, I think it should be-
Il n’a pas encore acheté de nouvel appartement.
I had read the rule in the following lesson that “un” changes to “de” in negative sentences-
Un/une become de/d' in negative sentences in French (French Indefinite Articles)
But, will “un” change to “de” in this negation ? Because, there is an adjective after “un” ?
Is this an exceptional case where the above mentioned rule does not apply as it happens for “Verbs of State” ?
Merci en avance ! Je vous souhaite une bonne journée!
À bientôt !
A quick question regarding this sentence, Je n'avais pas L'habitude de prendre le train." My answer was "I don't usually take the train." Like saying that I usually drive so I don't usually take the train." The correct answer was "I didn't usually take the train." That just sounds wrong to my ears. Could it be a typo and should have read "I didn't used to take the train." If not can you please explain the latter sentence. Perhaps with an example of two for context.
Is there a general rule in French about when to spell out numbers? For example in american english I think the rule is to spell out numbers ten or less and just use the number when greater than ten (eg, 12 instead of twelve). Thanks!
I have a question about using the verb 'espérer' with indicative/subjuncitive.
In the Writing Challenge 'A sudden reappearance' (15/06/2018), the translation of 'To be honest, at first I hoped that it might be an hallucination...' is 'Pour être honnête, j'ai d'abord espéré que ce soit une hallucination...'
I would have thought that this is an affirmative statement and that we could say 'c'était une hallucination...'
Bonjour Madame,
I have often read about the usage of "Penser à + (quelqu'un)"
But in the sentence from the lesson which reads-
"Nous pensons à faire nos devoirs. Nous y pensons"
Here I think the form "penser de + (quelquechose) should be used as the people are forming an opinion of something(doing their homework)
So consequently the phrase should be replaced by 'en'.
The same thought is for the very next sentence.
Pls guide and verify whether my thought is correct or not.
Merci beaucoup.
Bonjour Madame Cécile !
A sentence came up while I was reviewing the lesson-
Il a déjà acheté un nouvel appartement.
To form the negative, I think it should be-
Il n’a pas encore acheté de nouvel appartement.
I had read the rule in the following lesson that “un” changes to “de” in negative sentences-
Un/une become de/d' in negative sentences in French (French Indefinite Articles)
But, will “un” change to “de” in this negation ? Because, there is an adjective after “un” ?
Is this an exceptional case where the above mentioned rule does not apply as it happens for “Verbs of State” ?
Merci en avance ! Je vous souhaite une bonne journée!
À bientôt !
parce qu'ils restent assez faciles à fabriquer. (ils = les costumes)
Hi, in the sentence above what is the meaning of restent exactly?
Does rester also have an "être" meaning?
Bonjour,
Can you please explain why our house would use the nous pronoun instead of the possesive on of notres, as the house belongs to us?
Merci
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