Grammatical errorThe english grammar in these lessons, is often so informal it sounds crass. French is a beautiful language, but so is English. So please do better and utilize their elegance and use what is appropriate because even in English "put" is not.
rentrer = to return/go back in general, but when it's used transitively (with a direct object, like la voiture), it means to bring something back inside.
So here, “Mathilde a rentré la voiture” literally means “Mathilde brought the car back in” (like into the garage or driveway).
Technically, “put the car back” isn't grammatically incorrect, but it sounds a bit off in real-world usage.
We don't usually “put” cars back like they're groceries or a coffee mug ☕️.
We say:
“She parked the car back in the garage.”
“She brought the car back.”
“She pulled the car in before Paul arrived.”
Most of the lessons on this site help with grammatical understanding, however this is the first lesson I’m struggling to understand. I’ve found some comments useful after being overly frustrated with getting the quizzes wrong, but I feel this article needs an update for further clarity.
The english grammar in these lessons, is often so informal it sounds crass. French is a beautiful language, but so is English. So please do better and utilize their elegance and use what is appropriate because even in English "put" is not.
rentrer = to return/go back in general, but when it's used transitively (with a direct object, like la voiture), it means to bring something back inside.
So here, “Mathilde a rentré la voiture” literally means “Mathilde brought the car back in” (like into the garage or driveway).
Technically, “put the car back” isn't grammatically incorrect, but it sounds a bit off in real-world usage.
We don't usually “put” cars back like they're groceries or a coffee mug ☕️.
We say:
“She parked the car back in the garage.”
“She brought the car back.”
“She pulled the car in before Paul arrived.”
I am a tactile learner and do better writing these dictées by hand. Is it possible to do the grading (does the grading contribute to the dashboard, even?) by hand and enter the score? The language clicks better in my head writing manually vs typing and I don't want to write and then transcribe into the system. Is there also a way to simply see the transcript without going phrase by phrase?
Why was the Imperfect tense used in this exercise? How do I recognise when it should be used?
Bonjour à tous!
Le substantif "science fiction" s'écrit-il avec ou sans tiret? Dans mon dictionnaire Larousse, c'est écrit avec un tiret. C'est un petit détail, mais je préfère être certain. Merci!
Would not "préparez un bol de bouillie be acceptable?
I am sorry to raise this, but I am afraid that I found the pronunciation of this phrase very difficult.
Even having seen the answer, I still could not reconcile the two. "le temps" I managed to translate initially when hearing it as "longtemps", but seeing the correct answer and re-running the sound clip again and again, the closest I could get was "l'eau temps" and certainly not "le temps".
I recognize that there are many different ways of pronouncing things, but I do feel that in a dictation the diction should be clear.
"À l'avenir, je devrai t'écouter davantage."
In the future, I'll have to listen to you more.
Are there any rules around when to use davantage vs plus, or are they interchangeable? Could I have used:
"À l'avenir, je devrai t'écouter plus." ?
Thanks
What is the difference between what "quel" quel dommage and "comment" as in comment-tu t'appelle
What word would I use in french to refer to ALL the items on a menu or la carte?
Not categories (like Entrees, Aperitifs, etc.), but the general words
In English, I would say "items" I think, but in French, is
"éléments" right?
Just working on something and was curious!
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