Interesting to read but I'm getting a bit stuck on "l'on" as in "il ne faut pas que l'on nous voie". Why is the "l' " necessary? What does it refer to?
Negative use of falloir but also incorporating "...l'on..."
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MartinKwiziq community member
Negative use of falloir but also incorporating "...l'on..."
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular verbs in the subjunctive present in French (Le Subjonctif Présent)"
Asked 1 year ago
Bonjour Martin,
Maarten is correct! Follow the link here for a bit more details: Why the l in front of on in last sentence
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Maarten Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
It is 'euphonic'. Despite this, it is rarely used in everyday speech, although it remains in use in some more formal speech, and is still reasonably regularly seen in writing, from news articles to more formal material.
See link : https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/on-vs-lon/
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