To my ear, the latter part of this phrase as spoken in the lesson does not pronounce both the '-ons' and the 'en' before Espagne - there is only 1'en' sound (no liaison to suggest that the '-ons' has been pronounced). Am I hearing correctly, and if so, is this an example of French as it is spoken, rather than as it "should be" spoken?
The verb aller in Futur Simple has an irregular stem : ir-
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j' |
irai |
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tu |
iras |
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il / elle / on |
ira |
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nous |
irons |
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vous |
irez |
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ils/elles |
iront |
To conjugate the irregular verb aller (to go) in Futur Simple, you use:
ir- + the following endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
Look at these examples:
You can also use the compound structure will go and ..., for example:
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MaartenKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Pronunciation "L'année prochaine, nous irons en Espagne"?
Asked 3 weeks ago
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Maarten asked:View original
Pronunciation "L'année prochaine, nous irons en Espagne"?
To my ear, the latter part of this phrase as spoken in the lesson does not pronounce both the '-ons' and the 'en' before Espagne - there is only 1'en' sound (no liaison to suggest that the '-ons' has been pronounced). Am I hearing correctly, and if so, is this an example of French as it is spoken, rather than as it "should be" spoken?
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ModupeKwiziq community member
When asking question using the future tense of a verb, is inversion allowed. That's instead of saying Tu iras à la fête samedi ? Can one say iras-tu
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Modupe,
Yes, inversion is perfectly allowable in the future tense:
eg: Où irons-nous pour nos vacances ? Que ferez-vous, demain? Quand pars-tu pour Paris ?
Hope this helps,
Tom
Tom Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Modupe,
The third example should of course read : Quand partiras-tu pour Paris ?
Sorry,
Tom
Modupe asked:View original
When asking question using the future tense of a verb, is inversion allowed. That's instead of saying Tu iras à la fête samedi ? Can one say iras-tu
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WalterKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
This is a comment, not a question: To me, the construction "go and ... " sounds like the person speaking is poorly educated.
The "and" is superfluous to the meaning. In my experience, I have only heard it from people (some of them my relatives, malheureusement!) who have not graduated from high school, or who are deliberately trying to sound uneducated. Moreover, they usually slur the "and" so that it sounds like "... go 'n' visit ... "We'll go visit the Eiffel Tower when we're in Paris" sounds just fine to my ear, much better without the "and".
Walter B.
Asked 1 year ago
Alan Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
It might be different in the US, but in British English "go and visit" is correct.
WalterKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Interesting! Thank you!
Oh, well, as Winston Churchill said, Great Britain and America are two great nations divided by a common language.
I'm really enjoying the website and my French is improving rapidly!
Best regards,
Walter B.
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Actually, I would also ditch the "go" for stylistic reasons: We'll visit the Eiffel Tower...
Alan Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
What stylistic reasons? Of course it's also a valid English sentence, and you might prefer it in some contexts (it sounds a bit like you're listing an itinerary), but as a translation of "Nous irons visiter....?
Chris Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
No, I mean heeding the ol' Strunk & White style manual which abhors superfluous words. The meaning doesn't change by getting rid of "... go and ..." hence these two are extraneous.
SuzyKwiziq community member
In British English, we usually include the 'and'. And yes, because it is unaccented, the vowel becomes reduced - and yes, again, the 'd' is often dropped. We have a few epressions where we don't include the and - but they are often rude. ('Go boil your head! etc.) Vive la difference (sorry - no acute accent on my k/b).
Walter asked:View original
This is a comment, not a question: To me, the construction "go and ... " sounds like the person speaking is poorly educated.
The "and" is superfluous to the meaning. In my experience, I have only heard it from people (some of them my relatives, malheureusement!) who have not graduated from high school, or who are deliberately trying to sound uneducated. Moreover, they usually slur the "and" so that it sounds like "... go 'n' visit ... "We'll go visit the Eiffel Tower when we're in Paris" sounds just fine to my ear, much better without the "and".
Walter B.
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MarnieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
nous irons à la bibliotèque
Aurélie: A very frivolous remark... i think you should add this translation to your possible list of answers: “we will iron at the library!”. Sorry I can’t help myself..some of your translations are so funny!
Asked 1 year ago
AurélieKwiziq team member
Excellente suggestion Marnie !
I added it to one of our questions :)
Bonne journée !
Marnie asked:View original
nous irons à la bibliotèque
Aurélie: A very frivolous remark... i think you should add this translation to your possible list of answers: “we will iron at the library!”. Sorry I can’t help myself..some of your translations are so funny!
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PaulKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ira visiter
"Nous irons visiter We'll go and visit."
I would translate this to English as "We'll go to visit." Would that also be "Nous irons visiter " in French.
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Paul,
"Nous irons visiter le Louvre et Le Musée d'Orsay la semaine prochaine", can be "We'll go and/to visit the Louvre and the Orsay Museums next week".
Or "Nous irons rendre visite à mes parents en même temps" is, "We'll go and/to visit my parents at the same time".
N.B.
Visiter for, to visit/to look around places of interest
Rendre visite à quelqu'un for, to visit people.
Hope this helps!
PaulKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thanks for your explanation Cécile. I was having trouble with the translation of "aller+(verb infinitive)" into "go and (verb infinitive)", whereas "aller+(verb infinitive)" makes perfect sense to me as "go to (verb infinitive)". Maybe it depends on where one learnt English.
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Ira visiter
"Nous irons visiter We'll go and visit."
I would translate this to English as "We'll go to visit." Would that also be "Nous irons visiter " in French.
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JenniferKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Please ignore the above I was having a moment. Tried to delete but apparently can't
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KerensaKwiziq community member
Why is it en France, en Espagne, en Italie but AU Japan? S'il vous plait
Asked 4 years ago
Because you use "en" with feminine countries and "au" with masculine countries. I had learned in high school French that you use "au" with the state I live in, Texas. Most countries that end in "e" are feminine, but there are exceptions such as Mexique, Belize, Mozambique, Cambodge which are all masculine.
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