Is the l' before on something Kwizig students have studied up to or including B2? If yes please cite the lesson.
If not yet studied, please provide a grammar explanation. Thank you.
Look at these examples:
Il est important que l'on agisse de façon responsable.
It is important for us to act responsibly.
Il est important que les enfants ne fassent pas de bêtises.
It's important for the children not to misbehave.
Il est nécessaire que tu comprennes cette leçon.
It's necessary for you to understand this lesson.
Note that when using expressions for general opinion such as "It is important for <someone> to <do something>", in French you will use the structure Il est <adjective> que followed by Le Subjonctif.
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Subjonctif présent
Phrasal/Prepositional
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Il est important que l'on agisse de façon responsable.
It is important for us to act responsibly.
Il est important que les enfants ne fassent pas de bêtises.
It's important for the children not to misbehave.
Il est inutile que tu sois là.
There's no point you being there.
Il est nécessaire que tu comprennes cette leçon.
It's necessary for you to understand this lesson.
Q&A Forum 3 questions, 5 answers
HI John,
It is because if you said ‘...qu’on agisse...’ it sounds like a rude word in French so to avoid this an -l is added.
Hope this helps!
John asked:View original
"Il est important que l'on agisse de façon responsable" -- Why l'on?
Is the l' before on something Kwizig students have studied up to or including B2? If yes please cite the lesson.
If not yet studied, please provide a grammar explanation. Thank you.
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"It is not necessary that"
(I'm afraid I can't remember the French question, but this was how I read it in English.)Why is this in the subjunctive? It seems to me to be a fact that the obligation is not needed. Thanks for the explanation.
Asked 7 months ago
Terri asked:View original
"It is not necessary that"
(I'm afraid I can't remember the French question, but this was how I read it in English.)Why is this in the subjunctive? It seems to me to be a fact that the obligation is not needed. Thanks for the explanation.
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. . . que tu comprennes la leçon: why is that translated in the past tense
and not the present: that you understand the lesson?
Asked 7 years ago
AurélieKwiziq language super star
Bonjour Susan !
That was a mistake :)
Thanks to you, it's now been fixed!
Merci et à bientôt !
Susan asked:View original
. . . que tu comprennes la leçon: why is that translated in the past tense
and not the present: that you understand the lesson?
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