Needing to show possession of body part
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helen w.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Needing to show possession of body part
Are these both correct for saying, I wish my hair was thick:
"Je me souhaite que les cheveux soient épais" or,
" Je souhaite que mes cheveux soient epais?"
Can you make basically any verb pronomial by adding reflexis pronouns and then know who's "body part" you're talking about?
Thank you!
This question relates to:French lesson "Special cases when you use mon/ma/mes/etc with parts of the body (French Possessive Adjectives)"
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Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
This would need the input of a native speaker for a definitive answer. But since German treats posession of body parts similarly to French, I am going to venture a guess.
In this case I would the posessive "mes cheveux".
-- Chris (not a native speaker).
helen w.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you, Chris! I really appreciate your help. Hopefully, Aurelie will chime in here:)
CécileNative French expert teacher in Kwiziq
J'aimerais / je souhaite que mes cheveux soient épais is correct.
You could say j'aimerais avoir les cheveux épais too. You cannot make a reflexive in this case .
helen w. asked:
Needing to show possession of body part
Are these both correct for saying, I wish my hair was thick:
"Je me souhaite que les cheveux soient épais" or,
" Je souhaite que mes cheveux soient epais?"
Can you make basically any verb pronomial by adding reflexis pronouns and then know who's "body part" you're talking about?
Thank you!
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