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Hi,in the sentence "He's jealous that we're successful ' which translates to " il est jalouse que nous ayons de succès", the ayons is indicative but why is it not avons and if the indicative is different than the present tense form, how should I know and it's not in the Lawless verb tables.Appologies in advance if these are dumb questions.
All the examples of the use of "De peur que..." are followed the use of the "ne explitif+ the subjunctive"
"Il ne voulait pas te le dire de peur que tu n'aies raison" He didn't want to tell you out of fear that you'd be right"
I assume that when "De peur que..." is followed by a possible negative result, the subjunctive is still used:
"Il ne voulait pas te le dire de peur que tu ne sois pas surpris." He didn't want to tell you out of fear that you wouldn't be surprised.
(Apologies if there is a lesson on the use of "De peur que + the subjunctive", I don't see a link here and I didn't find one listed under lessons.)
As always,
Merci beaucoup,
Hilary
I'm having trouble understanding when to use stress pronouns vs. indirect object pronouns. The sentence "quand un inconnu s'approchait de moi": Why would this not be "quand un inconnu m'approchait"? Would it be different if the verb wasn't reflexive?
In the quick lesson you use the example Ce problème, auquel je ne comprends rien, m'énerve
Why is it auquel and not duquel ( or de qui) since comprendre is a transitive verb ? What am I missing?
Please can you explain the difference between these which both mean "we go". When is it correct to use "on" instead of "nous"?
If you are asking someone their nationality, it is obvious that you do not know the person. In which case, wouldn't the question be informal in any situation?
My computer is not allowing me to type the cedilla. So I am getting all these wrong!
Il ne s’occupe jamais de rien
What is the rule that requires either de or à, as seen in the above sentences?
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?
I can't seem to differentiate these two. Please make me understand.
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