Affirmative use of prétendre with subjunctive relative clausePensée et Structure, copyright 1969 by John/Jean Darbelnet, a French textbook that has haunted me since 1971, distinguishes between using prétendre in the affirmative with the indicative and with the subjunctive - a distinction blessedly no longer "felt" by the modern Frenchman, or so I am told....
So, per this evidently out-of-date usage:
Il prétend qu'il a tout compris, c'est-a-dire, il affirme que.....
Il prétend qu'on ne fasse rien sans le consulter, c'est-a-dire, il exige que......
The text makes further such distinctions for comprendre, supposer, dire, et il me semble que. This can be found in numbered paragraph 215. My original copy was so marked up, I bought a second copy on Amazon.
I would love input from native French speakers....
Lesson was: cette chanteuse a un ... kind of talent. How does certain translate to a kind of. Thanks.
In a recent fill in the blank test, it asked for “pencil”. I’ve always been taught that it is “crayon “, but the test required “crayon [à ]. papier” ( sorry, my memory fails me about the à part ). When did crayon become insufficient? It was probably one of the first French words I learned!
My understanding is that you use dans when referring to a specific place (which is preceded by an article) while en is used to refer to a more general, abstract or symbolic place (no article).
Je suis dans la classe. vs Il est en classe.
I’m in the classroom. vs He is in class.
But then the following example is given that confuses me:
Je vais en ville - I’m going TO town. Why is it not written using “à?”
Thank you for any help!
Pensée et Structure, copyright 1969 by John/Jean Darbelnet, a French textbook that has haunted me since 1971, distinguishes between using prétendre in the affirmative with the indicative and with the subjunctive - a distinction blessedly no longer "felt" by the modern Frenchman, or so I am told....
So, per this evidently out-of-date usage:
Il prétend qu'il a tout compris, c'est-a-dire, il affirme que.....
Il prétend qu'on ne fasse rien sans le consulter, c'est-a-dire, il exige que......
The text makes further such distinctions for comprendre, supposer, dire, et il me semble que. This can be found in numbered paragraph 215. My original copy was so marked up, I bought a second copy on Amazon.
I would love input from native French speakers....
Does Tout ce dont also have the same meanings - [everything that/ all that], or is there any additional meaning to it?? Please confirm. Also a few examples would be great.
'anything that' is also an additional meaning?
(of course that the context will differ with the inclusion of de in 'tout ce dont', than 'tout ce qui' and 'tout ce que')
Hello, can i use "regarder" instead of "voir" in this sentence: "On peut aller au cinéma pour voir un film"
Why is 'enchanté de vous rencontrer' a commonly used french expression not listed among the correct options for 'Pleased to meet you' ?
For one of the kwiz questions it asked what the translation of "we don't see anything" is. I answered "Nous ne voyons rien" but the correct answer is "Nous ne voyons personne". Was my answer wrong? I thought the second sentence would mean "we don't see anyone"
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