"conjugated verb exclusion"I spent many dejected days trying to understand the following rule in this lesson. "the main difficulty here is that in French you cannot use a conjugated verb after la veille or le lendemain, unlike in English: the day after he left / the day before you were born.
Instead you will use de + noun, as such:'
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The imperative appeared out of the blue. (I am not using imperative here in the grammar sense by the way but as a prohibitory order) It also seemed contradictory, because the sentence, 'The day after, I was enrolling at university/ Le lendemain, j'allais m'inscrire à l'université. came right before it. ...a conjugated verb 'j allais' following lendemarin.
What seems to be the case is that 'le lendemain' or 'la veille' CANNOT be 'conjoined' with a descriptive clause or phrase for associated events WITHOUT punctuation. You identify the day using le lendemain or la veille but to add associated actions you must express them with a separate punctuated clause/phrase or use 'de + noun".
Examples:
the day after i was enrolling at university.../ le lendemain de mon inscription à l'université
the day after, I was enrolling at university...Le lendemain, je m'inscrivais à l'université.
I spent many dejected days trying to understand the following rule in this lesson. "the main difficulty here is that in French you cannot use a conjugated verb after la veille or le lendemain, unlike in English: the day after he left / the day before you were born.
Instead you will use de + noun, as such:'
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The imperative appeared out of the blue. (I am not using imperative here in the grammar sense by the way but as a prohibitory order) It also seemed contradictory, because the sentence, 'The day after, I was enrolling at university/ Le lendemain, j'allais m'inscrire à l'université. came right before it. ...a conjugated verb 'j allais' following lendemarin.
What seems to be the case is that 'le lendemain' or 'la veille' CANNOT be 'conjoined' with a descriptive clause or phrase for associated events WITHOUT punctuation. You identify the day using le lendemain or la veille but to add associated actions you must express them with a separate punctuated clause/phrase or use 'de + noun".
Examples:
the day after i was enrolling at university.../ le lendemain de mon inscription à l'université
the day after, I was enrolling at university...Le lendemain, je m'inscrivais à l'université.
What is the tense of descendirent, or is there a spelling mistake?
Quelle est la différence entre les mots "shooter" and "shot" ? Les deux options ont été présentées dans les réponses. L’un est-il utilisé avec des noms et l’autre avec des verbes ? ("Shooter" was given as an option when using "pour la digestion" [what I used] and "shot" when using "digérer").
J'habite en Californie et ma banque est à Tahiti. Donc, je dois faire les opérations bancaire enligne. C'est difficile parce que je ne comprends pas le vocabulaire bancaire de base en français. Où puis-je trouver le vocabulaire bancaire en français ?
Why is the passé composé used here: "Depuis que je t'ai rencontré.." when the rule says you use "depuis que + l'indicatif" --very confusing and frustrating without an explanation.
(I eat other things but I don't eat potato)
(I eat other things as well as potato)
This is my first time making a comment! I read the text as an Aussie at the beach and used experience to gain understanding e.g. Serviette = a beach towel, glacière = cool box (dictionary meaning) but more likely to be understood as an Esky for me and rayures= stripes.
According to the lesson Vrai before noun means quite a.... where as Vrai after noun means true. So why are we using vraie here before cuisine when we want to say a true kitchen?
Hi, I feel that the “p” sound is completely missing from “pour” in “pour l'infaillible soutien que vous nous avez montré ces dix derniers mois.”.
Is it missing? If so, is this an audio file error, or a genuine French way of speaking at the C1 level?
The lesson for "lire" shows an example of "the people read"= on lit
I think the example of the people elect the prime minister should be les gens elit??
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