past participle or adjective?Note that the past participle agrees with the subject of the auxiliary être.
The above is quoted from the lesson. I wonder if the "past participle" now serves as an adjective and that is the reason for the agreement, not the use of the verb être per se. If that is the case it seems to me to be a much easier way to understand the construction of the passive voice.
The explanation seems to focus on the verb être with the use of bold for être rather than the subject agreement, so it's easy to get confused. (I tried to use "bold" here but it didn't work, so pls. see statement as it appears in the lesson.)
Going back to an earlier lesson which had this sentence in a quiz question:
Je vais être dévoré par les morts vivants
I went round and round trying to figure out what part of speech dévoré was. I finally decided it was being used as an adjective (but I admit I am not !00% sure). Hence my question above.
see that question below (not from me)
Conjugate verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)
See below. The use of être plus the past participle should be discussed/explained...just say'n :))Non ! Je ________ dévoré par les morts vivants !No! I'm going to be devoured by the living dead!HINT: Conjugate être (to be) in Le Futur Proche
The above is quoted from the lesson. I wonder if the "past participle" now serves as an adjective and that is the reason for the agreement, not the use of the verb être per se. If that is the case it seems to me to be a much easier way to understand the construction of the passive voice.
The explanation seems to focus on the verb être with the use of bold for être rather than the subject agreement, so it's easy to get confused. (I tried to use "bold" here but it didn't work, so pls. see statement as it appears in the lesson.)
Going back to an earlier lesson which had this sentence in a quiz question:
Je vais être dévoré par les morts vivants
I went round and round trying to figure out what part of speech dévoré was. I finally decided it was being used as an adjective (but I admit I am not !00% sure). Hence my question above.
see that question below (not from me)
Conjugate verbs in the near future in French using aller + infinitive (Le Futur Proche)
See below. The use of être plus the past participle should be discussed/explained...just say'n :))Non ! Je ________ dévoré par les morts vivants !No! I'm going to be devoured by the living dead!HINT: Conjugate être (to be) in Le Futur Proche
I am so lost! The information doesn't make it clear for me. Any other support?
Remember Head Shoulders Knees and Toes?
Jewels, shoulders,
Knees and toys (repeat)
Ca-a-bba-age
Lice and owls
Jewels shoulders
Knees and toys!!
You’ll never be able to unhear this! (You’re welcome.)
trying to make sense of these rules.. it seems to go like this:
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BonSour pourfois. i want to suggest that you can give relevant questions like TEF exam as i am preparing for the same. So i want to check my listening skills in french. but i dont see any relevant questions to ma routine but the questions are related to the subject but not exactly to the recording. can you please check and let me know.
ne le lui donnez pas?
ne me la donnez pas?
why indirect object's place are different in that negatif imperatifs.
İn the first one "lui" is used after "le"
But second one "me" is used after the "ne"
ı wish your helps thanks :)
The system says the above phrase translates to 'How did she get it wrong?' - but I couldn't work out where the 'it' is. I thought it might mean 'How did she go wrong?' then checked Google Translate, which confirmed my interpretation.
Could this please be checked? Thanks (loving the site by the way)
Pauline
This is the original sentence. Il pourra bientôt parler russe
But are the following two also correct?
Il pourra parler russe bientôt
Il pourra parler bientôt russe
Why can't I say "Nous faisons du progrès." Do I have to say "des progrès"?
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