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Thanks.
Are L'accord vs l'entente equivalent for agreement?
Can we use possessive adjectives instead of the definite articles? Why not?
- Pourquoi ma chatte s'est-elle léché sa patte ? [Why did my cat lick HER paw?]
- Tu te laves tes mains? [Are you washing YOUR hands?]
- Il se lave ses cheveux. [He's washing HIS hair.]
It is a little confusing, could you please explain?
I prefer to listen to speakers with expression. It helps to understand the meaning (although I realize this wasn't a dictée)
1) Surely glacier should be an acceptable translation for ice cream parlour?
2) I'm struggling with the use of à rather than de for the ice cream scoops. A scoop of vanilla ice cream would be une boule de glace à la vanille, but in removing the word glace, I'd think you'd be left with une boule de vanille.
Merci.
I always understood "le conditionnel présent" to mean "could," but here you're indicating that it means "would," which has a completely different meaning. Is that just true with "aller" or how do you tell when it's could or would?
Great exercise on the whole. I will say (and this is likely because my ears are novices) that I still can't hear the "ne" in "si ça ne te dérange pas ?" I heard the "pas" so assumed it was there.
as title says
Why is: "Tous m'a félicité" incorrect?
Instead of Toute le monde m'a félicité...
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