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I thought that between noon and midnight (including midnight), one never used "moins", but always used minutes past. Or, is midnight perhaps regarded as a.m.?
I can't find it in any lessons which explain this, other than one example in the A1 lesson. There is no explanation, however. Can you please explain to me the rule about when you can and cannot use "moins"for minutes to the hour.
Thank you
Est-ce qu’il y a une différence entre le docteur et le médecin?
Why is it "Je me brosse LES dents" instead of "MES dents"? If they are MY teeth, why not "mes dents"? Or, if maybe I have a child I'm teaching good dental hygiene, "Je te brosse tes dents."
The example verbs in the lesson (se lever) and most of the ones presented in the tests (se coucher, se laver, se réveiller) all follow the same pattern-- in that the action is done on/to the subject or the subject own body. However, with the verb se moquer the action is done to someone else and requires the use of "de".
It's unclear why one wouldn't say "Ils me moquent" instead of "Ils se moque de moi". Can some explain this a bit?
Donc, alors and ainsi, are they synonymous and interchangeable?
A) As 'so' in sentences such as:
1) So, I'm ready for a drink.
2) I've been working in the garden so I am ready for a drink.
B) Any general advice?
I noticed in the exercise "droite" was used for direction to the right, but "tout droit" is masculine for "straight ahead. Why the difference?
Apercevoir/s’apercevoir: to glimpse, to see, to take note of
All mean more or less the same in English. Are they interchangeable in French or are there subtle differences?
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