D'abord, ils ont pris des feuilles de papier rouge, orange et jaune,D'abord, ils ont pris des feuilles de papier rouge, orange et jaune,
I'm struggling to see why rouge and jaune are singular.
I know it is correct, for example : des feuilles de papier blanc = white sheets of paper.
Can anyone explain with a simple rule?
I think basically the point is the colours agree with the material, (papier= unaccountable, singular noun in this context), not with the "sheets".
Is there a general rule I can apply , perhaps about en/de + a material ?
I'm guessing it's something like this:
When describing what an object is made of, it is always treated as a singular noun ?
Thanks, Paul.
What is the difference between « cet costume vous va bien » and « cet costume vous convient »?
In the expression above--Elle marche plus lentement que moi--the speaker pronounces the "e" of "marche," which is to be silent. Can you please explain this?
'Je ne peux pas entendre' versus 'Je n'entends pas' . Do these 2 sentences translate differently as the 1st indicates there is an external reason for not hearing (music too soft), while the 2nd indicates an inherent hearing loss (deafness)? Does this apply to other Modal verbs? If so, examples really help with understanding. Thanks in advance.
Why is "Ils ont été" and not "Ils étaient" ? These answers for were baffle me. They have been - They were, or are they interchangeable ?
D'abord, ils ont pris des feuilles de papier rouge, orange et jaune,
I'm struggling to see why rouge and jaune are singular.
I know it is correct, for example : des feuilles de papier blanc = white sheets of paper.
Can anyone explain with a simple rule?
I think basically the point is the colours agree with the material, (papier= unaccountable, singular noun in this context), not with the "sheets".
Is there a general rule I can apply , perhaps about en/de + a material ?
I'm guessing it's something like this:
When describing what an object is made of, it is always treated as a singular noun ?
Thanks, Paul.
uuuuhh..... Where's the transcript, all I have is audio?
Why can I not copy the text and drag the audio slider?!?!? Because of this I will be using other sites for listening practice.
Hi! I was translating the sentence "Marie invited Julie to go to a concert.
And the right answer was "Marie a invité Julie à un concert".
Can I know the reason for which "à" and "un" are not contracted here please?
Thank you in advance.
I knew it must be Je, but it sounded like Tu.
In the sentence 'La musique représente également un moteur de créativité' why is the definite article not used before 'créativité'? I feel a French sentence about creativity would probably begin 'La créativité...'
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