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"the verb must agree with the gender and number of the person."
Can you please explain the discrepancy between these two sources of information? Thanks.
I have a question about the following quiz question:
Elle pardonne à Paul et elle _________
The translation was "She forgives Paul and she forgives us"
The correct answer was "nous pardonne"
I am confused why the first part is "pardonne à Paul" but the second part has the pronoun in front of the verb, "nous pardonne". Is there a general rule to follow for this placement?
If "J'ai failli rater mon examen" means I almost failed my exam, how would one say I almost missed my exam? Seems like there is some ambiguities in the word rater in this context. Thanks.
What I want to say is when we are ask
One mustn't talk back to one's parents.
On ne doit pas répondre à ses parents.
Your answer is " On " that is what I don't understand to me the question does not say We mustn't talk back to one's parents. so the answer should be "Un" if not why ?
In the sentence "What do you miss the most?" the word "what" is the object of the verb. So it would be easy to think that the correct translation is "Qu'est-ce que te manque le plus?" However, in French the construction differs from English. The French construction is essentially "What is missing to you the most"? Hence "what" has become the subject of the verb and accordingly the correct translation is "Qu'est-ce qui te manque le plus?"
Can someone confirm that this analysis is correct please?
Bonjour,
If you can't say "j'ai d'autres chaussures", how then would you express "I have other shoes".
Merci.
My dictionaries show les soldes as masculine. Is either correct?
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