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Hi
There are three phrases which the lesson translates into the same expression “What is a pen?”
Qu’est-ce que / Qu’est-ce qu’un stylo ?
Qu’est-ce que c’est / Qu’est-ce que c’est un stylo ?
Qu’est-ce que c’est que / Qu’est-ce que c’est qu’un stylo ?
What is the difference between the 3 questions? When should each one be used?
Thanks
Would it possible to prompt the users that they haven't answered all the questions.
I can't match the transcribed phrase to what I hear. I am sure the woman speaking says a 'qu' sound after 'entraîne'.
Is it correct to write "Je te pense" or to write "je pense à toi" ?
I suspect that the former could be misunderstood that the indirect object pronoun "te" might represent the preposition "de" and therefore change the intended meaning?
I'm thinking that we only use the stressed / tonic pronouns with the third person?
Can someone clear this matter up for me, please?
In the above sentence why is it "pense" à but then "détends"-toi. Since it's the tu form, why isn't it "Penses à"
Thanks for your help.
Bonsoir, je ne comprends rien
Should “J’entendais un monstre” translate to “I heard a monster“ as opposed to “I would hear a monster”?
Bonjour à toutes et à tous!
Je suis toujours un peu confus par les temps dans cet article. Je sais que quelque fois le présent indicatif pourrait exprimer les événements qui vont arriver au futur proche. Mais ici, c'est évident que l'auteur est déjà allé en vacances, sinon comment pourrait-il juger des activités "difficile" ou "fantastique"? Ma question est comment savoir, à partir de ces jugements, que le présent indicatif ici exprime le passé et pas un programme pour le futur?
J'espère que ma question est assez claire. Merci pour le site, je l'aime bien!
Aaron
In the fill-in-the-blank test "Choisir un cadeau", in which one chooses either connaître or savoir (conjugated), two sentences don't fit into the scheme "savoir if clause with conjugated verb or with following infinitive" v. "connaître if followed by noun". These sentences are:
"Ah, c'est bon à _____!" and "Ça, je ne ______ pas!"
The answers for both were savoir and sais. Why?
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