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There is nothing in this lesson that shows or tests conjugation of 'faire exprès de' other than in passé composé, with the subtle exception of the unexplained example where il vaut ... faire appears. The sentence "Elle fait exprès d'être en retard" would be an opportunity to introduce a conjugation of faire in a form other than 'fait', and that would be helpful. Why not change it to "Elles etc" or "Nous etc"? It would be useful to have information on present and future tense conjugations - or at least a note to indicate that the reason every example is fait exprès de is that every example (bar one) is in passé composé.
Bonjour! I saw that interdire was used as follows: "....interdit aux buralistes de..." My question is: why are we using "à" in this phrase? In Spanish, we use a personal "a" in front of people but I don't know if that's the case in French. Would be very grateful for an explanation, thanks!
When translated should it be...J'ai habits à Paris depuis 4 and.
or... J'habite à Paris depuis 4 and.
I'm not sure this is directly relevant to this topic but I can't think of a better place to ask the question!
The answer to a question relating to this lesson is "Je vais me faufiler sans qu'il s'en aperçoive." What is the function of "en" in the sentence (and the rule pertaining to its use)? I assume it intends to refer back to the previously mentioned sneaking, but I can't figure out the rule. I know that "en" can be used to refer to previously mentioned phrases starting with "de", but that doesn't seem to fit here.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
"L'énergie qui se dégage du terrain est électrifiante."I think this should be "L'énergie qui se dégage du terrain est électrisante."
According to Larousse/Robert/Collins (and wordreference), there are 2 verbs for the English 'electrify':
Figurative use (charged atmosphere, give an electric shock to etc)- électriser, with the adjective 'électrisant(e)'
Physical use (provide electricity supply etc) - électrifier, with the adjective 'électrifiant(e)'
Tu ________ beaucoup de cartes d’anniversaire.
Hey guys,
I know the correct answer is as eu ,but why not avais ?!
Isn't the sentence like describing something in the past as L'Imparfait?!
This seems to be a repeated question which I have yet to find a clear answer to. Jaques est descendu du haricot magique is translated as Jaques got off the magic bean and not came down the magic bean. However, looking at my bilingual dictionary (Le Grand Robert Collins), under the entry for descendre as an intransitive verb is included "descendre de l'échelle" translated as "to come down the ladder". This seems to be contradicting the information given here and I would be grateful for further comment
In the sentence, encountered in a novel:
Il ouvrait un petit bar, y prenait une bouteille et deux verres.
Why "y"? This seems to be a perfect example of "de plus location", as he is taking the bottle from a place.
Can someone elucidate, please"
Much obliged!
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