French language Q&A Forum
Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers
14,980 questions • 32,490 answers • 1,020,816 learners
I'll be right with you...
Questions answered by our learning community with help from expert French teachers
14,980 questions • 32,490 answers • 1,020,816 learners
The lesson states:
To express to need + [noun], you will use :avoir besoin de/d' + (article) + noun
The examples cited show the use of the indefinite article but none include the definite article and it could be implied that the definite article is never used after avoir besoin de/d' which is obviously wrong. It is the old problem of the specific vs the general. Since this is a perrenial problem for French learners, it might be an idea to spell it out more explictly in the lesson.
Tom
A stroke certainly is 'un AVC', but as the order of initials indicates 'un AVC' cannot be 'un accident cardio-vasculaire'; it is 'un accident vasculaire crérébral'
une boîte aux lettres / une boîte à lettres -> Letter box, Postbox.
It may be worth addding this to the notes as an exception to these rules. I believe it is used in singular and in the plural ?
Puis-je utiliser le mot "néanmoins" au lieu de "malgré tout" dans cette phrase? La phrase est <Nous aurons apprécié ce repas malgré tout>. Est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose en particular avec malgré tout que j'aie peut-être raté? Je pense que vous voulez dire "despite everything".
I understood that the par or devant were essentially the same - both mean to pass by something. I answered passer devant in this questions just to use a different way of expressing the same meaning. It was, however, said to be an error and passer par was the correct answer. Please explain. Thanks.
Find your French level for FREE
And get your personalised Study Plan to improve it
Find your French level