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The turkey was so burnt that he had had to get another one. Isnt the part after the that subjonctif?
This is in one of the green callout boxes in the lesson: "In this negative structure, you only use de or d' in front of a vowel or mute h." This really confused me when I first read it because it seems to say you shouldn't use either one if there's no vowel/mute h. I think a comma or parens would make it clearer: "In this negative structure, you only use de (or d' in front of a vowel or mute h)."
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How does one express "this soup (or whatever) needs pepper! That is to say, this soup must have pepper (in order for it to taste ok)? Is 'il faut' acceptable or is 'avoir besoin de' the way to express?
La soupe, il faut du poivre!
I have checked with 3 different dictionaries i.e. Le Robert de Poche, Harrap’s Shorter French and English dictionary and Wordreference online. Each one defines ski boot as “après-ski” as opposed to “botte de neige” .
Which is the correct response?
What is the meaning of the ‘t’ in the phrase ‘ouvre-t-on’?
It would be helpful to point out the use of could as well as would. Yes, there is one example using could, but for me at least, this didn't sink in until just now, and I have a high score on this lesson. More examples, plus pointing this out in the body of the lesson would be very useful.
The one example:
S'ils économisaient plus, ils pourraient se permettre des vacances.
If they saved more, they could afford holidays.
I wonder if the audio file for "Nous peignons ensemble" is correct. It sounded like "peignions" to me, and it doesn't sound the same as in the youtube. Or are there two different pronunciations for "peignons"?
Hi there,
I was wondering if someone could explain a little more in detail why we use the present tense in the following example:
"Depuis que je suis toute petite, tout ce qui est français me fascine."
I think I kind of get it for the fascination piece, but not the "since I was little".
Thanks!
Salut,
J'ai une question à propros de l'usage du subjonctif dans la phrase suivante:
"... malgré le fait que sa technique puisse encore s'améliorer..."
Pourquoi est-ce qu'on l'utilise dans ce cas?
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