vous vrs ta

Memol B.A1Kwiziq community member

vous vrs ta

Bonjour,


In this sentence which I found it in a book, vous etes combien dans ta famille?

Why they used "ta" and not "vos" or "votre"? 


Merci

Asked 2 months ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Memol,

You could say 

How many of you are there in your family?

in French, in two possible ways :

To someone you say 'vous' to -

Vous êtes combien dans votre famille ?

and to someone you say 'tu' to 

Vous êtes combien dans ta famille ?

The first vous is a collective 'you' meaning several people as a family comprises at least 2 people.

Hope this helps!

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Memol B - 

you would have to ask them ' why ? '.

You can certainly use ' dans votre famille ' here, and if I was using 'vous' to address someone in the first place, I would. 

(It would not be ' vos famille ', but could be ' vos familles ' if there were multiple families involved.

Notre/nos/votre/vos/leur/leurs = our/your/their (French Possessive Adjectives)

vous vrs ta

Bonjour,


In this sentence which I found it in a book, vous etes combien dans ta famille?

Why they used "ta" and not "vos" or "votre"? 


Merci

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