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Mysterious StrangerKwizIQ community member

"You cannot tell anyone"

I tried translating "You cannot tell anyone." on my own, and I came up with
"Tu ne peux pas dire à personne."

However, when I tried to check it on Google Translate, it changed my sentence to
"Tu ne peux pas le dire à personne."

Is "le" really necessary before "dire"? What is the rule of these kinds of sentences?

I hope you can help me. Thanks!

Asked 6 years ago

Krenar K.A0KwizIQ community member

How do you conjugate the verb "être" in the Passé Composé (conversational past)?

Asked 6 years ago

Danga W.A1KwizIQ community member

Is the translation given for "Ça leur est arrivé la semaine dernière" above correct? I thought it means "they arrived there last week"?

Asked 7 years ago

B D.C1KwizIQ community member

why use the plural (les bois) in 'nous avoids fait une longue promenade dans les bois.'?

Asked 6 years ago

Emre Can K.A0KwizIQ community member

The difference between "aimer" and "plaisir a"

Is there a difference of meaning between these two words? If yes, what is it?

Asked 5 years ago

fan z.A1KwizIQ community member

“Nous mourons tous un jour” why is it "tous" here?

what does "tous un jour" mean? Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

Judy B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Using ‘depuis’ and ‘I’ll

Asked 7 years ago

Tom K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Un repas savoyard

Rien de tel qu’un bon repas après tous ces efforts !

Could this be homonymically rendered :

Rien de tel qu’un bon repas après tous ses efforts ! meaning after ones efforts

Asked 7 years ago

Walter B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

A comment, not a question, about "excentricity" ...

I believe the correct English spelling is "eccentricity", not "excentricity", at least according to my New Oxford American Dictionary, as well as this website's spell-checker.

Walter B.

Asked 7 years ago

Alan R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Difference between nouveau and neuf

Why is it “ nouveau copain” and not “copain neuf”? As far as she is concerned he is brand new.

Asked 5 years ago

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