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.
Why is "La carte vous donne aussi" correct and not "vous donnez"?
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I took a C1 quiz out of curiousity just to see what kind of questions it was. Now my quizbot has started recommending C1 lessons for me. Is there any way in which I can make it start recommending things on my level again? C1 is way too hard for me. I used to know french on a B1 level, but my current level is A1 (though I'll probably reach A2 within a week or two when I've refreshed my old knowledge).
"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.
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