Nous devons utiliser une tierce personne comme témoin. (We must use a third party as a witness.)This example contradicts the rule immediate preceding it:
You use tiers (masculine) or tierce (feminine) instead of troisième when expressing a fraction, a portion of something (= one third of), as opposed to a rank or an order (= third out of).
A third party follows the some nomenclature as the third person. It is not a third of a party as if someone was having their legs chopped off. A third party to an agreement is anyone who isn't one of the signatories (ie., 'you and me'.)
It seems therefore to be an exception to the rule stated, rather than an example of the rule, as it is presented.
addendum;
This also appears to apply to "third-world", as there is a first world (NATO/OTAN countries), second world (communist bloc countries), and third-world (non-aligned countries).
The rule given in this lesson also seems to conflict with Cécile's comment on https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/in-the-example-j-ai-bu-un-tiers-de-la-bouteille-the-audio-speaker-is-a-woman-and-the-word-bottle-is where she says: "The adjective 'tiers/tierce' will only be used in certain expressions...It has very limited use...'.
I interpret this as 'the adjective "tiers/teirce" is only used in special cases, which you will just have to learn'.
This example contradicts the rule immediate preceding it:
You use tiers (masculine) or tierce (feminine) instead of troisième when expressing a fraction, a portion of something (= one third of), as opposed to a rank or an order (= third out of).
A third party follows the some nomenclature as the third person. It is not a third of a party as if someone was having their legs chopped off. A third party to an agreement is anyone who isn't one of the signatories (ie., 'you and me'.)
It seems therefore to be an exception to the rule stated, rather than an example of the rule, as it is presented.
addendum;
This also appears to apply to "third-world", as there is a first world (NATO/OTAN countries), second world (communist bloc countries), and third-world (non-aligned countries).
The rule given in this lesson also seems to conflict with Cécile's comment on https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/in-the-example-j-ai-bu-un-tiers-de-la-bouteille-the-audio-speaker-is-a-woman-and-the-word-bottle-is where she says: "The adjective 'tiers/tierce' will only be used in certain expressions...It has very limited use...'.
I interpret this as 'the adjective "tiers/teirce" is only used in special cases, which you will just have to learn'.
When I did my quiz, with 'Ben _______ son train presque tous les jours.', the answer box was a drop-down question. When I got my results, this question was Almost There. The answer showed two different answers! If a question is drop-down, you can't select two answers at once, can you?
How do we use plus que parfait in grammar and in composition
This has happened a few times lately. For some reason the right side of the response and the “complete” button are cut off on my Ipad screen.
Dernier = final / previous (adjectives that change meaning according to position)2 of 2"La semaine dernière, Pierre a fait un gâteau." means: select ... Next week, Pierre will make a cake.Last week, Pierre made a cake. (the week before)The last week, Pierre made a cake. (the final week of that period)Pour quelle raison c'est « nous les avons laissé faire connaissance » et pas « nous les avons laissés faire connaissance » ? « Laissés » doit être pluriel parce que l'objet direct est avant le verbe, n'est-ce pas?
Is this the inversion of - Could you wait for me ?
"M'attendriez-vous "
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