Adding pronouns to the mix

M D.A2Kwiziq community member

Adding pronouns to the mix

« Ton costume te va bien. »

How would you say - ‘It suits you well’?

Il te va bien? or Ça te va bien?

Would the construction respect gender as well? 

Finally when would you use çela over ça?

Thank you

Asked 3 years ago
Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Hi M,

"Ton costume te va bien."   --> "Il te va bien"    because the costume is the specific subject.

Otherwise, it would be acceptable to use ça / cela in a more general sense where cela is a more formal register than ça but means the same thing.

There is further information here:- 

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/idiomatic-expressions-with-etre-ca-mest-egal-i-dont-mind?rts=%252Fsearch%253Fs%253D%2525C3%2525A7a%252B%25252F%252Bcela

 

Hope it helps.

Jim

Adding pronouns to the mix

« Ton costume te va bien. »

How would you say - ‘It suits you well’?

Il te va bien? or Ça te va bien?

Would the construction respect gender as well? 

Finally when would you use çela over ça?

Thank you

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