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Qu’on puisse avoir autant de désordre.. why the subjunctive? I thought with this kind of construction the meaning should shift to 'whether' or 'regardless' Que.. Subjonctif
This particular question and explanation frustrate me a bit because I've seen it so often in other "teaching" apps. It seems to me, perhaps incorrectly, that the lessons should be geared toward the student in NOT assuming that the student knows or will stop to look up the many nuances of what type of shopping one is doing, especially since it often will not be indicated. Since there are two such distinct intents for these "going shopping" phrases, it seems to me that neither "faire les courses" nor "faire les magasins" should be marked incorrect. "The sales are on" does not exclude non-personal-goods locations. In this instance, perhaps a hint needs to be included.
ils peignent leurs cheveux, ils peignent un tableau. Are these different verbs with a double meaing? To comb and to paint.
Does par-dessus imply movement over, or could au-dessus be used as well? C'est-à dire, est-ce qu'on pourrait dire "Le ballon a volé au dessus de la barrière"?
J'aime beaucoup les discussions ici, merci.
What is the difference between mal and blesse?
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So if I want to say "she is truly great", should I use "vraiement" or still "vraiment"?
J'ajouterais Agnès Varda et Chantal Akerman à cette liste. Je pense qu'elles sont Belges mais elles encore sont formidables. Catherine Breillat est provocatrice mais ses films sont souvent excellents.
Please can you explain whether this still applicable when you are using conditional phrasing. Instead of:
Je ne prétends pas que ce soit comme ça partout.
I don't claim it's like that everywhere
How would you say: I don't claim that it would be like that everywhere
Does that still use the subjunctive?
Thank you.
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