Hi Peggie,
Here is the Kwiziq lesson to explain the particularity of the verb 'manquer á quelqu'un' -
Hope this helps!
Look at these adjectives:
J'ai acheté un sac cher et une robe chère.
I bought an expensive bag and an expensive dress.
Je prends le dernier train avec ma dernière valise.
I'm taking the last train with my last suitcase.
Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez.
Dear Matt, dear Kate, I miss you.
Je parle une langue étrangère dans un pays étranger.
I speak a foreign language in a foreign country.
Note that adjectives ending in -er in the masculine form change to -ère in the feminine form.
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Elle portait un manteau léger et une jupe légère.
She wore a light coat and a light skirt.
Je parle une langue étrangère dans un pays étranger.
I speak a foreign language in a foreign country.
Le premier jour de la première semaine, j'étais fatigué.
On the first day of the first week, I was tired.
Je prends le dernier train avec ma dernière valise.
I'm taking the last train with my last suitcase.
Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez.
Dear Matt, dear Kate, I miss you.
J'ai acheté un sac cher et une robe chère.
I bought an expensive bag and an expensive dress.
Q&A Forum 4 questions, 7 answers
That's an often asked question and it confuses people because manquer works the other way around from the English verb "to miss".
Vous me manquez. -- I miss you. (NOT You miss me.)
Peggie asked:View original
Why is Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez I miss you and not you miss me
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why are ses dons jardinière used rather than dons jardiniers in the weekend writing challenge. We are speaking of a woman. But it is not dons de
jardinière, so the adjective is modifying masculine dons
Asked 1 year ago
Bonjour Ann!
Actually in the French sentence jardinière is not an adjective, but a noun used as a complement: literally "gifts of gardener / gardener's gifts", hence the agreement with the gifted person :)
Bonne journée !
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why are ses dons jardinière used rather than dons jardiniers in the weekend writing challenge. We are speaking of a woman. But it is not dons de
jardinière, so the adjective is modifying masculine dons
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English translation - subject/object confusion
In the above statement: Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez. is translate to:
Dear Matt, dear Kate, I miss you. Why wouldn't it translate to: You miss me? I am having difficulty sorting the word order required in French for this English translation. Thank you
Asked 2 years ago
LauraKwiziq language super star
Bonjour Diane,
Thia is a particularity about the French verb manquer, please see Manquer (à) = To miss someone/something emotionally
Bonjour Laura, Thank you for your reply. The lesson link you provided helped remind me of that particularity.
Diane asked:View original
English translation - subject/object confusion
In the above statement: Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez. is translate to:
Dear Matt, dear Kate, I miss you. Why wouldn't it translate to: You miss me? I am having difficulty sorting the word order required in French for this English translation. Thank you
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