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When do you begin a sentence with où versus vous (or tu)? What’s the point of it being written both ways? Is one more common than the other?
There are no lessons, just sentences in french and I'm supposed to know what they mean!
C'est très utile pour apprendre les mots et les expressions d'une dictèe que le sujet soit un film ou un réalisateur, ou tous les deux. On peut référer au film afin de bien comprendre ce qui on a essayé faire dans l'exercise de la dictée. Vous devrez le faire de temps en temps pour renforcer le leçon , pour mieux retenir ce qu'on a appris.
Why use du coup instead of donc? Du coup and donc both translate to so.
Translates as 'You're worth it'. That may be how it is used colloquially but doesn't it really translate as 'You're worth the grief?'
Why is debuts plural? And what does it mean here? In English it implies a first public performance, is that also the case in French? The English translation of this is peculiar in that it could mean she is starting drama school. If it referred to the English meaning of debut it would translate as 'she is making her debut on stage'
The English states in the text, that the tree fascinâtes the artist because of the way the branches twist, which I take to be a positive emotion, as she is fascinated by this and inspired to sculpt this. Is there a grammatical reason for this use, or just a feeling of negativity here. Thanks for any response. John
How do we know when to use , vous , nous , ils , Elle’s , I’ll , Elle, je / j' ?
Is there really no translation of 'out of thin air' in French, ' 'Comme par magie' translates to English as ' as if by magic,' surely?
I needed to use falloir in the passé simple (don't ask lol) - the verb conjugation tables in Lawless say that it's il faillit, but other sources say it's il fallut. The latter seems more logical given that the past participle is fallu - but which is correct? Or is there a typo in the conjugation tables.,
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