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I think this dictee proves to me that I am in NO WAY ready to consider a vacation in France, where (as I recall) most speakers speak even more rapidly than the lady who read this exercise. I hadn't been thinking of such a trip anyway (Covid has interfered with so many plans) but I have decided that at this rate I should probably stay home, possibly forever!
This explanation doesn't explain why sometimes one says 'L'hiver' and at other times, 'En hiver', and similar for other seasons. The examples given do not enlighten me much. I have always had trouble with this. At first I thought, oh, you use 'l'hiver' when you are going to say something describing a feature of 'hiver', and 'En hiver' when you want to say something happened during 'hiver', but then the other examples given in context of other seasons etc mostly described activities occurring during the season regardless of the 'en' or 'l'' beginning.
I need it stated explicitly what the rule is, there doesn't appear to be one.
The translation for "C'est deux anciennes maison..." is "There are two old houses."
According to the lesson "ancien=former/old," when "ancien" comes before the noun, it means "former."
Is there a situation when "ancien" comes before the noun, and it means "old"?
Every dictionary I have checked confirms that 'les soldes' is masculine (wheareas 'la vente' is feminine, and 'la solde' has a different meaning). Just about every French person (woman) I have asked is surprised to find this to be the case ! However, I think the exercise should at least reflect/indicate the 'correct' usage:
Perhaps a simple note under the heading of the lesson that although 'les soldes' is officially masculine gender, it is very commonly 'misused' in the feminine, and throughout this lesson the 'colloquial' feminine grammatical gender for 'les soldes' has been used.
Just leaving it incorrect doesn't seem to me to be the best option.
Bonjour Madame Cécile !
The verb “éviter” as was asked in a quiz stated-
Oui, évitons-.......... une situation embarrassante !
(Yes, let’s avoid them an awkward situation !)
The accepted answer stated - leur as opposed to les (answered by me)
So is it that the correct expression is-
Éviter à quelqu’un -> To avoid someone ? (Indirect object pronouns)
And then about things, would one say-
Éviter quelque chose -> To avoid something ? (Direct Object Pronouns)
Merci pour votre réponse!
Cordialement, Shrey.
Pour la question 12, puis-je écrire, 'je lutterais contre le machiavélique Cardinal Richelieu'?
Bonjour!
Pourquoi ici est-ce que l'adjectif "marron" ne s'accorde pas avec le nom féminin "la jupe"?
Merci beaucoup pour votre réponse!
Is "demie" feminine form (with the "e") because heure is feminine? Merci.
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