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Why "déménager dans"? In general I have been told that "on déménage d'une maison et emménage dans une autre"
In case of " bien que" in "aimer bien" followed by "que" , why is the verb " faire" in subjonctif( such as the example in the lesson: J'aimerais bien que tu fasse le petit-dejeuner. I don't understand here . So in this case, have we still use subjonctive mood?Thanks!
Bonjour,
I have a question about saying pouvoir + infinitive of a verb. For example: Je peux parler Francais. Why does this translate to "I can speak French" when the verb Parker means TO speak? Wouldn't it translate to "I can to speak French"? Or do we always use the infinitive to express capabilities? What else would we use the infinitive form for? Merci beacoup!
This query isn't really related to this particular topic but this is the lesson attached to the question so I'll ask it here.
Question: Personne n'aime le nouveau professeur
Answer: No one likes the new teacher
I thought when used with a person, aimer on its own means 'to love' not 'like'? Is 'bien' not necessary here?
I haven't touched french in three years, and when I try to test the AO stuff again, It throws in C1 stuff I haven't seen since 2019, and it's a little humiliating to get all of the other stuff right, but still watch my scores plummet because I didn't remember how to conjugate the imparfait on my "Introducing yourself" Quiz.
The question in my lesson plan test was: "Il a vu Paul et Sam ? -Non, ________ ."
My answer, "Il n'a pas vu Paul et Sam." was marked wrong. And the correct answer given is:
"Il n'a vu ni Paul ni Sam." "Has he seen Paul and Sam? -No, he hasn't seen Paul or Sam."
Wouldn't the more accurate English be: "No, he hasn't seen either Paul or Sam." ?
And, therefore "Il n'a pas vu Paul et Sam." would be the negation for "Il as vu Paul et Sam?"
Thank you for your explanation.
What are cucurbitaces? The translation gives the same word and I can't find it in my dictionary. Thank you!
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