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il a mangé de magnifiques gâteaux

j'ai vu des entroits magnifiques

what is the significance of the adjective before / after the nown?

In the lesson, there are two examples given:

1. Nous sommes gentils

2. On est gentils

In the second example, why is there “s” on the end of gentils? Should it not be gentil - since “on” is 3rd person singular?

The English text 'she lay daydreaming for hours' is translated 'elle restait allongée à rêvasser pendant des heures'.

Does this use of an 'à + infinitive' construction imply some element of purpose (she lay down to daydream) or can it really be used simply to imply simultaneous activity? For example, could you say 'je fait le repassage à écouter la radio...'?

Does "des lèvres minces" also work?

The sentence for translation was: "help clearing the table after eating."  I wrote "après avoir mangé" for "after eating" and this was marked wrong.  They wanted "après manger".  Can anyone help me understand why "après avoir mangé"   is wrong?

Quelle est le sense de `sujet ne verb plus` dans cet exercise?

Hello - would anyone be able to help with typing accents?  I'm not able to add any into the answers.  Thank you

Hi,

I have read the below but it's still not clear to me. What is the difference between:

J'ai descendu les escaliers...

Je suis descendu du train...