French language Q&A Forum

Hello. Would it make a subtle difference if we use "on doit" instead of "on devrait" in this context? What would be the difference? Thank you.

I always understood "le conditionnel présent" to mean "could," but here you're indicating that it means "would," which has a completely different meaning.  Is that just true with "aller" or how do you tell when it's could or would?

In the sentence ‘’ If you manage to reach the cirque, you will have a truly unique experience. ‘’, could you translate this using Hypothetical Clauses using the Imparfait and the Conditionnel, thus « Si vous réussissiez à atteindre le cirque, vous vivriez une expérience vraiment unique ‘’ 

Would it be an alternative to say:  Ils ont du [accent] leur devoirs avant le diner [accent]" (which I believe translates to  "They must have finished their homework before dinner.")

Can you please explain how these are different?

Is spelling in responses of événements correct. It looks like è on second e

1. "je ferais régulièrement du sport" --> I thought "régulièrement" would go at the end of the sentence, or at least the expression "faire du sport"? I remember this lesson saying that sometimes adverbs ending in -ment go at the beginning or end of a sentence? Position of French Adverbs - with compound tenses

2. I translated "Getting informed" as "se renseigner." What's the difference between this and "s'informer"?

The difference is the same as in English: une glace de marrons -- an ice cream made from chestnuts (the main ingredient is chestnuts)

une glace aux marrons -- an ice cream made with chestnuts (chestnuts are not the main ingredient)    

This nuance wasn't clear from the lesson above. How does one distinguish 'from' versus 'with' in such cases?

Hi,

I think i'm beginning to understand this part of the section of adjectives with complements. I made a sentence une langue difficile a apprendre. is that coorect to write and I also wrote un garcon courageux comme un dragon.

thanks

nicole

Où se trouve ce pont magnifique?

un pont ancien     .... d'une autre époque ......     n'est- ce pas?

un ancien pont        ... a former bridge ?????    selon mon livre de grammaire