I was looking at the Lawless French article on inversion and saw that 'ainsi' may be followed by inverted word order. Does that mean that, as an alternative to 'Ainsi ma mère m'a raconté que', you could write 'Ainsi m'a raconté ma mère que...' ?

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Two different options

Why not "de petits morceaux," as there's nothing to designate a specific tomato?

And why not "la carapace" as we're talking about the same animal subject?

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Andy D.A0Kwiziq community member

Confuse. Ils se sentent seuls -> why using "Se"not leur as the object is ILS. Possive adjective of ILS is leur not se.Ils se sentent seuls -> why using "Se"not leur as the object is ILS. Possive adjective of ILS is leur not se.

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David M.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

baseball cap, tennis racquet, door knob

Could you add some clarification re: wedding bells, baseball cap, tennis racquet, door knob, golf club, soccer ball, soccer field, sunglasses, Christmas tree, water tank, bus stop, fire truck, etc.

By your lesson, these should all be “à” (what something is designed for), but in fact this whole genre is “de”.

Specifically, why is it “boîte à bijoux” and not “boîte de bijoux” ? Other than convention.

Clearly, these are not just a few exceptions, but an entire class of compound nouns (open form, noun+noun) that is not covered in the lesson.

Thank you.

Asked 6 years ago

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Kyaw Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Se baladef

Bonjour,

I think I need more explanation about 'se balader' with more examples.

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