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I'm not sure why is not an acceptable way to express struggle. From Le grand Robert:
II V. intr. (Fin XIe). Se donner de la peine, du mal*. ➙ Appliquer (s'), efforcer (s'), évertuer (s'), fatiguer (et se fatiguer), gémir (fig.), trimer (fam.) ;→ 1. Coût, cit. 27 ; élite, cit. 5. Peiner comme une bête (cit. 11) de somme, comme un forçat… Peiner jour (cit. 42) après jour. — Élève qui peine sur une composition (cit. 8) latine (au sens III, 2, de peine). Il peinait pour s'exprimer (→ Facilement, cit. 3). — Par ext. Respiration, souffle qui peine (→ Oxygène, cit. 3).© 2023 Dictionnaires Le Robert - Le Grand Robert de la langue française
How could you say "He needs a day off." ?
I answered:
Il a besoin d'un jour de congé.
*Il doit un jour de congé*
Why "dans"? Isn't stadium a general place rather than a specific one? Like "in prison" = "en la prision"?
Bonjour à tous!
The phrase is: "Après qu'ils sont arrivés et que nous les avons présentés, nous les avons laissé faire connaissance."
I have reviewed the lesson 'Special cases when the past participle agrees...' as well as, student comments going back three years, and l am stumped as to why the past participle of, "...nous les avons laissé faire connaissance" does not agree with the direct object pronoun 'les' (Stéphane and Aline). I understand that "présentés" agrees through the subordinate clause with 'que'. Why would 'laissé' not do the same with it's own direct object pronoun? ... assuming l have it right that both 'les' are direct object pronouns ... Merci!
In the sentence,"Selon les témoins que j'ai interviewés, et aussi incroyable que cela paraisse, un hélicoptère se serait posé dans la cour de promenade de la prison et La Fuite serait monté à bord avant qu'il ne redécolle, tout ça en quelques minutes à peine !", I don't understand the use of the present tense of redécoller when we are discussing something that happened in the past in particular when it is preceded by two past perfect verbs, se poser and monter. Also, why is ne inserted before redécoller?
J'ai mangé trois mangues.
If ' trois mangues ' is underlined >> Je l'ai mangée.
If only ' mangues ' is underlined >> J'en ai mangé trois.
Is this correct? Or do we always use en whether the number is underlined or not.
do we always use depuis with the present tense? or can it be used with the past/future tense
Can you please confirm the pronunciation of LE PLUS when it comes in the middle in case of Superlatives -
W/ VERBS
- Je travaille le plus dans ma famille. (ploo) ?
W/ NOUNS
- J'ai le plus d'amis. [I have the most friends.] (ploo) OR (plooS)?
- J'ai ramassé le plus de feuilles. (ploo) OR (plooS)?
And if it was Comparitive with Noun, then,
- J'ai ramassé plus de feuilles que toi. (plooS)?
I found this link below, but this only gives the scenario of Superlatives with Verbs & Adjectives but doesn't give the scenario of Superlatives with Nouns.
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/plus/
Per the given definition of the use of demeurer, je suis demeurê makes no sense since the question refers to a state of mind and not a location. Why is that given as the correct answer?
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