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You say you can never use des autres to express some other things, but when i translated, 'I have other shoes' on google translater it came up as ' j'ai d'autres chaussures.' So i'm very confused.Is Google translater wrong?
Est-il correct de mettre une espace avant un point d'exclamation? J'ai été surprise par cela !
Why is "de" used in this example:
Noël rappelle toujours de bons souvenirs à ma mère.
Christmas always reminds my mother of good memories.
but not in this example:
Ça rappelle son enfance à mon frère.It reminds my brother of his childhood
Thanks
it is so hard to return to lessons i want to work on. it is so random. i am in my 70s and reviewing my french for a trip and its like being in a storm. i cant tie down what i need to work on.
Emma says "je crains que ce ne soit un peu trop bruyant pour moi". I understand that this is an example of the 'ne explétif', where the 'ne' does not mean 'not', but is a more 'old-fashioned' form of expression, used with phrases like je crains que, avant que, à moins que, etc. It was explained to me that it is optional in modern French, and not commonly used. In which case, would it be likely that Emma would use it in this context? Or is it there just to provide an example of this concept? (i.e. should we use it or can we safely ignore it when speaking?)
le vin is masculine so we should use du vin instead of de i need clarity on this please
In this text the question used “te plait…” and the answer was “j’aime…” Why? What is the general rule? Thanks!
Why does the text switch from using 'nous' and 'on' as in 'ce qui nous ferait une nuit de plus à la belle étoile/on fera les courses'
In the alternative translations, where nous is used, on was not an option. How do you know when to use nous and when to use on?
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