Bonjour. Also, do I have body parts or own them?

CandaceA1Kwiziq community member

Bonjour. Also, do I have body parts or own them?

Asked 7 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer
Bonjour Candace !

Well, in French, you will use "avoir [un bras / une bouche / ... ]", and in English I would use "to have" as well.
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CandaceA1Kwiziq community member
Oui. Merci.
MaxA0Kwiziq community member
Bonsoir! That's interesting, Aurélie. I'm Brazilian, and in Portuguese (which also comes from latin) we have a similar construction. We can say "nós" (= French's "nous") which takes a plural verb, or we can say "a gente", which has the same meaning as "nós", but takes a singular verb, just as "on" does in French.

Bonjour. Also, do I have body parts or own them?

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