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"We might say Do you have any change? but in French you cannot say Fais-tu avoir de la monnaie?" I understand this, but it is a non-sequitur where it currently sits, and seems a loose thread. It does not relate to the immediately forgoing discussion on use of n'est-ce pas, or any of the other ways of asking questions in this lesson. It is an inverted verb form sentence that would be better discussed in that lesson. It could do with clarification of the reason also - it reads more like a single exception for 'la monnaie', rather than that 'faire avoir' is not a compound verb expression used in French.
What is triggering the use of 'en' in the sentence 'le destin en a décidé autrement' ? Is it the fact that 'décider' implies a clause starting with 'de' - or something else ?
I often can't see a simple 'de...' clause that could be interchanged with the 'en'.
In the audio example of «Mange dans ce restaurant ! Manges-y !»
I head something like
[mɑ-ã-dã ce rɛstorã. mɑ:Ʒ-zi:]
Can I have a comment on it?
why is it (nous) sommes alles but nous avons adore... Why does alles correspond to the 2 people involved but adore is singular. I don't recall the lesson in which the verb does or does not agree with the number in the subject. (and why can't I type accents in this part of the program???)
In the first exercise of the day I answered ‘y’ instead of the correct ‘le’. In answering a question in the following exercise I entered ‘le’ instead of the correct ‘y’. Very frustrating! This, after reading both lesson explanations several times over the last few months. This is an observation, not a question. Not your problem, it’s mine. But may I suggest preparing a quick lesson that includes both pronouns. If it already exists please point me to it. Merci !
The text uses the infinitive for "je passerai la soiree a parler ..." and the gerund for "Geraldine s'ennuiera en ecoutant ..." Why is the infinitive used in the first part of the sentence and the gerund used in the second part?
Not sure about this.. I have it wrong but, I suspect for the wrong reason
"________ à l'école." You must go to school.(HINT: use "falloir")Il faut aller à l'écoleIf you are asking YOU must, surely that demands Tu or vous.. il faut, ok, but surely this must then be il faut que tu ailles à l'école?
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