Difficulty with de/d' vs de + article variationsIn the discussion following several of the lessons, there are often questions like Donna's. And, without being unkind to the wonderful moderators/teachers, in NONE of the answers had I seen a really 'eureka' moment of clarification.
And then I searched THE SITE and came across this amazing lesson!
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/de-vs-du-de-la-des-verbs/.It is brilliant and clears up so much. I think that lesson should be included as a ' 'highlighted related lesson'' to this one and others like ' avoir peur'.
Additionally, in the lesson quoted above there is coverage of phrases meaning "all/specific/adjectivally modified" nouns.
Two great examples of 'avoir envie' are given.
" Il a envie de bon chocolat. He wants (some) good chocolate."
"Il a envie du bon chocolat que tu m’as donné. He wants the good chocolate that you gave me."
Please add or indicate why NOT a similar distinction for the very common 'avoir besoin'.
You have
"J’ai besoin de bonnes chaussures. I need (some) good shoes."
If I were to say to a store clerk "I need (the) special shoes with the orthopedic lifts" would I say ;
"J’ai besoin des chaussures spéciales avec orthopédie."
Merci! Looking forward to the answer.
Can you say that hamburger was “grand” instead of “gros ? What is the difference between these 2 adjectives?
We are always told that depuis is always used with present tense.
1. J‘habite en France depuis 6 ans…. Here depuis is being used with present tense.
2. Quand j’avais l’opportunité de choisir la langue à l’école, mon choix était fait depuis longstemps…… here we are using imparfait with depuis.
Pls explain
In this same example in the audio, I am wondering why "... toutes ont disparu" runs the "t" into the "ont", instead of the last letter consonent "s" into the "ont". I see this on and off but haven't found a lesson on the topic yet. Merci!
On regardait les lucioles, et soudain toutes ont disparu.
Hi, what specifically triggered the subjunctive in “ Depuis, impossible de trouver une position qui puisse soulager la douleur.”?
Over time I’ve built a list of “subjunctive triggers” and all of them are of the format “[something] que”, but there’s no “que” in this case.
In the discussion following several of the lessons, there are often questions like Donna's. And, without being unkind to the wonderful moderators/teachers, in NONE of the answers had I seen a really 'eureka' moment of clarification.
And then I searched THE SITE and came across this amazing lesson!
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/de-vs-du-de-la-des-verbs/.It is brilliant and clears up so much. I think that lesson should be included as a ' 'highlighted related lesson'' to this one and others like ' avoir peur'.
Additionally, in the lesson quoted above there is coverage of phrases meaning "all/specific/adjectivally modified" nouns.
Two great examples of 'avoir envie' are given.
" Il a envie de bon chocolat. He wants (some) good chocolate."
"Il a envie du bon chocolat que tu m’as donné. He wants the good chocolate that you gave me."
Please add or indicate why NOT a similar distinction for the very common 'avoir besoin'.
You have
"J’ai besoin de bonnes chaussures. I need (some) good shoes."
If I were to say to a store clerk "I need (the) special shoes with the orthopedic lifts" would I say ;
"J’ai besoin des chaussures spéciales avec orthopédie."
Merci! Looking forward to the answer.
I am always confused, is it the same word or is there a difference in spelling?
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