Agreement of froid
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
24/09/16
Bonjour Jennifer,
No, froid is a noun in French, even though it's an adjective in English. That's why we say "avoir froid" (literally, "to have cold") rather than using être.
No, froid is a noun in French, even though it's an adjective in English. That's why we say "avoir froid" (literally, "to have cold") rather than using être.
Jennifer
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24/09/16
Merci bien
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Jennifer
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24 September 2016
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Agreement of froid
Why is it not nous avions eu froids instead of nous avions eu froid. Is froid not an adjective here? In so many of the other examples there is agreement. What is the difference?
This relates to:
Conjugate être, avoir, faire, prendre (+ avoir) in Le Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect tense) -