Faire a + infinitive"Ce soir, je fais à dîner." When I first read this example, I read the word, "diner" as a noun, (As in "Ce soir je fais le diner").
But after reading through the questions and seeing the example, "Je fais a manger", I suspect that it is really the infinitve form of the verb, "diner" = "to eat dinner".
This is a new expression for me. Am I understanding correctly that one can say, for example:
"Je fais a coudre" = I am sewing.
"Il fait a dessiner" = He is drawing.
"Nous faisons a dejeuner" = We are making lunch.
"Les enfants font a nettoyer leur chambre" = The children are cleaning up their room"
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And, I suspect that this expression would only be used when there is a concrete or tangible result of the action, ie."Vous faites a nager" might not work.
Thanks in advance for any explanation.
Is there a lesson on this? If not, it might be helpful to add one.
Hi, why is the subjonctive used here:
et j'espère que tu puisses me pardonner.
the statement is in the affirmative.
"Ce soir, je fais à dîner." When I first read this example, I read the word, "diner" as a noun, (As in "Ce soir je fais le diner").
But after reading through the questions and seeing the example, "Je fais a manger", I suspect that it is really the infinitve form of the verb, "diner" = "to eat dinner".
This is a new expression for me. Am I understanding correctly that one can say, for example:
"Je fais a coudre" = I am sewing.
"Il fait a dessiner" = He is drawing.
"Nous faisons a dejeuner" = We are making lunch.
"Les enfants font a nettoyer leur chambre" = The children are cleaning up their room"
-?
And, I suspect that this expression would only be used when there is a concrete or tangible result of the action, ie."Vous faites a nager" might not work.
Thanks in advance for any explanation.
Is there a lesson on this? If not, it might be helpful to add one.
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)I have another question about the use of passé compose with s’en aller. The text states: en will be before or after être: formally, it should be before, but in practice, it often ends up after.
Would the example Nous nous sommes en allés be better as Nous nous en sommes allés? It doesn’t seem to flow as well.
Merci!
We just say Hawaï and not le Hawaï even though it's a state/region and not a city?
Can I ask about the following sentence: "Now, remember that at the time" —> Maintenant, rappelez-vous qu'à l'époque"
In the English sentence "Now," functions as a filler, rather than meaning literally "at the moment" - you could as easily say "Well," or "So," without changing the sense of the narrative. I was expecting "donc" or "alors" and wonder if it’s common to use "maintenant’ like this?
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