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She is a true source of inspiration

Why is this translated as 'C'est une vraie... ' and not 'Elle est une vraie...' as we are talking about her specifically and not just the concept?


Asked 1 day ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Pamela, 

This has been asked many times before so if you take a look at the following lesson and the questions and answers at the end of it you will have many examples.

"C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French

You will almost never have -

elle/il est followed by a noun 

except in very rare cases, some of which are included in the following answer below

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/c-est-vs-il-elle-est-2

 

It is a very good rule of thumb to always use 'c'est' when followed by an article -

c'est + un/une/le/la/

Hope this helps!

She is a true source of inspiration

Why is this translated as 'C'est une vraie... ' and not 'Elle est une vraie...' as we are talking about her specifically and not just the concept?


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