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13,341 questions • 28,483 answers • 803,731 learners
I thought that "Y" cannot be used with regard to people. But have just been given a correct answer as Il pense à sa famille. Elle y pense aussi. Is family not a unit of people?
Hello everyone,
So, I do know that when it comes to emotions, you're going to use the imparfait. But what about if it's a one-time thing? For example: I saw her yesterday at the supermarket and she was very upset.
It's a one-time thing and maybe it lasts a little bit, and she'll be over it quickly. Would you still use the imparfait?
Why do we have Office de Tourisme, amateur de vin, Miroir d'Eau, amateurs d'histoire, protégé de France ( why not de La France?)
but, Cité du Vin, de l'histoire du vin, Fontaine des 3 Grâces?
This was a very interesting lesson to me that appeared in my dashboard but I have always believed that in daily life the subjonctif passé would not be used. Is this a question of educational level or are there simpler ways to express the same sentiments?
Nous avons attendu pendant qu'il changeait le pneu.
Why is 'que' needed? The 2nd clause uses the imparfait. So, except for le present, can other tenses follow 'pendant que' ?
hello madam/sir,
I have a question why here they used 'des' instead of 'de'? As we use des for plural, but here nothing is plural.
is this normal use in French or is the English translation here slightly incorrect?
Wow! Thank you for this lesson. It has been a subject that has been somewhat confusing to me and I really needed this. I will have to reread and practice though to increase my understanding, and to reinforce my confidence.
Hi - As Adrian mentioned, this is not enough to explain the change from de to du
Note that de becomes du / de la / de l' / des depending on the gender and number of the noun following it (e.g. of the).
Although Chris has offered good explanations in this Q&A forum - it should be in the lesson itself - Can you please add the variation.
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