Il fait should always be followed by an adjective, and il y a used with nouns.I am confused by the weather lessons, and the rule above in
particular.
All of the examples of “il y a” in this lesson include adjectives,
not nouns. “Sunny,” “windy” etc. are adjectives.
On the other hand, it seems to have been established that “il
fait” is often not appropriate when there is an adjective, because it sounds
childish. So, that also does not fit the
rule.
From this lesson, it seems like the rule never holds true.
Suggestions:
1. My suggestion is to
remove that rule from this lesson altogether, because it is creating confusion. If you remove it, we are left with the
general rule that “To talk about the weather in French, you will use Il y a +
du / de la / de l' / des + noun.” Maybe it makes sense to remove the noun reference
there too, and replace it with [weather condition]?
2. If you click the
link to the lesson about “il fait + [adjective]” it states that “to talk about
the weather in French, you will use the fixed expression “il fait + [adjective]”. This statement is directly contradictory to
the lesson that says “To talk about the
weather in French, you will use ‘Il y a…’” They have the same lead-in phrase, but come to
different conclusions.
***
For my own use, I’m trying to decide if I should be using “il
y a” all the time with weather, and avoiding “il fait” altogether…
OR
Using “il fait” only when I am talking about the quality of
the weather (good or bad) or the temperature (hot or cold), but using “il y a”
at all other times.
Thank you.
Qu'est-ce que tu penses?
but,
Qui est-ce qui vient ce soir?
Just wondering why 'Qui', which ends in a vowel, wouldn't contract when the following word begins with a vowel, as does the example with 'Que'?
Why and when do we use the accent above the o
Hi Team,
I understand the below rule and it makes perfect sense...
However, when there is risk of confusion between AM and PM, you will either use the 24-hour clock, OR add precisions like du matin (in the morning), de l'après-midi (in the afternoon)
But, why would one say "Il est quatorze heures de l'après-midi." when there is no risk of confusion here and it would never mean anything other than 2pm in the afternoon anyway?
It seems unnecessarily specific to me, so I chose not to select this option for the question:
What are the ways to SPECIFICALLY say "It is two PM." ?
It's like saying, I'm sunbathing under the sun.
Thanks
Bonjour, Est-que c'est une règle pour l'utilisation de mille neuf cent vs dix-neuf cent pour 1900 ? Bonne journée, Paul.
I am confused by the weather lessons, and the rule above in particular.
All of the examples of “il y a” in this lesson include adjectives, not nouns. “Sunny,” “windy” etc. are adjectives.
On the other hand, it seems to have been established that “il fait” is often not appropriate when there is an adjective, because it sounds childish. So, that also does not fit the rule.
From this lesson, it seems like the rule never holds true.
Suggestions:
1. My suggestion is to remove that rule from this lesson altogether, because it is creating confusion. If you remove it, we are left with the general rule that “To talk about the weather in French, you will use Il y a + du / de la / de l' / des + noun.” Maybe it makes sense to remove the noun reference there too, and replace it with [weather condition]?
2. If you click the link to the lesson about “il fait + [adjective]” it states that “to talk about the weather in French, you will use the fixed expression “il fait + [adjective]”. This statement is directly contradictory to the lesson that says “To talk about the weather in French, you will use ‘Il y a…’” They have the same lead-in phrase, but come to different conclusions.
***
For my own use, I’m trying to decide if I should be using “il y a” all the time with weather, and avoiding “il fait” altogether…
OR
Using “il fait” only when I am talking about the quality of the weather (good or bad) or the temperature (hot or cold), but using “il y a” at all other times.
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