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In the following sentence - C'est ma sœur., c'est is not followed by un/une/la/le/les then why cant we use elle est?
Could anyone explain the use of 'nous' in the second example but not in the first. I would see the constructions as similar.
Is the use of 'nous' in these cases optional?
Thanks guys
I find myself wanting to ask this based on the same question as Joseph K below - where you're given "Anne is having fun at the circus" and "Anne is amusing herself at the circus." as potential multiple choice answers, with only the former being marked correct.
If "Anne s'amuse au cirque" can't mean "Anne is amusing herself at the circus", how would you say that?
Should it not be 'avant qu'on ne parte'?
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Is it a rule to remove the definite article 'le' in Superlatives while using Possessive Adjectives?
Baptiste est mon pire ennemi.
and not 'le pire' / 'le plus mauvais' ennemi?
Or 'Il est mon meilleur ami.' - even though 'le meilleur' is not used, it is implied with Possessive Adjectives?
One sentence for translation states: Do you think the problem is structural? Of the possible translations: " Pensez-vous que ce soit" and another "Vous pensez que c'est". One is in the subjunctive and the other is in the present. Why use the present in the second?
The following answer is given as correct: 'J'ai eu peur que nous soyons arrivés trop tard'.
My question is: given its 'negative ' sentiment shouldn't the answer include the 'ne expletif'?
Que l'admettes ou non, ce ne sont pas tes amis. Comment se fait-il que ce soit ce ne sont pas tes amis plutôt qu'ils ne sont pas tes amis?
Is the phrasing « but here it doesn’t mean no / any’ » not confusing in the last portion of the lesson, since the entry in this latter part addresses un/une where they earlier indicate de etc being the indicator of no / any…. The « but » should be removed, no?
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