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HI,
I am understanding the usage of the reflexive verbs as well as reciprocal but I had saw something about passive pronominals would that be something for A2 I had seen it somewhere and now I can't seem to find it.
Thanks
Nicole
I am not an astronomer but I believe the correct term for describing earth's movement around the sun is not "rotation" but "revolution." I think it would be correct to say,
"...en fait, la révolution de la Terre autour du Soleil dure quelques heures de plus chaque année."
how can i distinguish which verbs with direct object, which with indirect object? i did a lot of wrong answers because of that.
I am a bit confused on the contexts you would use this, because it feels like a bit curt ? Would it be OK to use it for example, when you do a favor to someone that they want to repay, and you respond with this ? Or might it come across as a bit too aggressive ?
Why is does this sentence begin in passe compose when most of the story has been in the imparfait? "J'ai même commencé à prétendre que nous n'étions pas disponibles."
"C'est une petite lampe de bureau en forme de phare breton. "
"C'est très joli ! "
I am reading
"C'est" vs "Il/Elle est" to say it is/she is/he is in French
Based on that, I am thinking this: we have a specific item here, not a general subject like "La science",
so we can't use 2a - c'est for general, unspecific statements and opinions
so why isn't it using : 2b "il est/elle est for statements and opinions related to specific things"
= Elle est très jolie.
Thanks Paul.
For this to be correct, doesn’t the subject have to be female? I answered that only “Tu as apparu comme un ange” was the only correct answer because I couldn’t assume that the sub just was female
Why is “You remind him of Audrey Hepburn." ? Translated into “Tu lui rappelles Audrey Hepburn.”
Isn’t it missing an “à” as per lesson guidelines? Shouldn’t it be “Tu rappelles Audrey Hepburn à lui”?
What is the difference between j'ai vingt and and je suis grand considering they are both followed by a consonant that is not h
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