Le or Ça for 'it' - Why?
There are a number of questions/comments here on the use of "ça" for 'it' (going to the pool every week) in this exercise. Why is < Elle adorait (ou aimait beaucoup) ça ! > correct, and why is < Elle l'adorait > not accepted?
Thought it might be helpful to clarify further, supplementing the other discussions below.
According to the linked lesson le/l' can only replace previously mentioned ideas etc 'introduced' under 1 of 2 conditions : either preceded by < que >, or with a verb infinitive. Because neither of these conditions is met in the sentence in this exercise, < le or l' > cannot be used in this context.
From this, the use of ça instead of le/l' is not related to 'aimer' or other verbs as some of the discussion suggests, but to the lack of the "preconditions" - < Il vas détester le repas ce soir ?/ Non, il vas bien l'aimer ! >
Using neuter pronouns le or l' to refer to previously mentioned ideas (French Direct Object Pronouns)%252Fsearch%253Fs%253Dle%252Bidea
Hope this helps others who come here with this question too.
Why is this jusque and not jusqu'à?
In the lesson ‘Que = Whom, which, that (relative pronouns)’ an example sentence is given as:
‘La femme que je dessine’
An example sentence from this lesson is: ‘Le chat, auquel tu as fait peur’ OR ‘Le chat, à qui tu as fait peur’
I’m struggling to understand why is ‘Le chat, que tu as fait peur’ is not used?
Thanks
Mes amis pèlent tous les étés !
My friends' skin peels every summer
Should this be "My friends peel every summer" as the French seems to imply more than one friend ?
This question got marked "Incorrect" because the past participle didn't have the "e" at the end: Je félicitais Julie pour être parti à temps. The subject/actor in this sentence could be either male or female. Should the past participle agree with the indirect object ("Julie", in this case)? Or with the Subject, "Je"? If the agreement is with the subject, then either "partie" or "parti" would be correct.
Thanks! Greg
There are a number of questions/comments here on the use of "ça" for 'it' (going to the pool every week) in this exercise. Why is < Elle adorait (ou aimait beaucoup) ça ! > correct, and why is < Elle l'adorait > not accepted?
Thought it might be helpful to clarify further, supplementing the other discussions below.
According to the linked lesson le/l' can only replace previously mentioned ideas etc 'introduced' under 1 of 2 conditions : either preceded by < que >, or with a verb infinitive. Because neither of these conditions is met in the sentence in this exercise, < le or l' > cannot be used in this context.
From this, the use of ça instead of le/l' is not related to 'aimer' or other verbs as some of the discussion suggests, but to the lack of the "preconditions" - < Il vas détester le repas ce soir ?/ Non, il vas bien l'aimer ! >
Using neuter pronouns le or l' to refer to previously mentioned ideas (French Direct Object Pronouns)%252Fsearch%253Fs%253Dle%252Bidea
Hope this helps others who come here with this question too.
"Nous sommes partis en avance juste au cas où"
This is still being marked as incorrect (because it contains the word 'juste').
I have reported it.
Hello,
Would it be correct to think of the Future Antérieur as a kind of other way of saying the Conditionnel Futur?
It seems like a conditionnel statement of the future?
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