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I know il/elle are pronouns - which stands in for a noun. So, if you are referring to a specific noun, then you use the pronoun: "où est mon frère? Il est dans sa chambre." However, "ce" is a demonstrative adjective. Maybe, c'est is an abbreviated way of saying "this thing/person is... So "C'est mon frère" is like saying "This (person) is my brother." I don't know if this way of thinking will work for all examples, but I hope I am on the right track.
I often find it difficult to know whether to use [le/la/les] or [du/de la/des]. I do know the difference, and mostly it's obvious, but sometimes it seems to be optional. Take the case here, at the end of the exercise.... pour jouer aux jeux vidéos, as opposed to ... pour jouer à des jeux vidéo. Any advice please?
Why is "Et la galette ? - Je l'ai donnée à lui !" an incorrect translation?
. . . it would be great if you could provide both English and French grammar explanations (e.g., right now I am studying "Using prepositions with celebration days, like Christmas," which only has an English grammar explainer).
The reason is that some of us either a) have access to French-speaking friends/acquaintances, so being able to do extra probing of a grammar point with them IN FRENCH using technical explanations would be helpful or b) like to do further research on line using French to find additional detailed French-language explanation of grammar points, or both.
Parmi les deux professeurs celui-ci est aimable mais, celui-là est stricte.
Or
Parmi les deux professeurs celui-ci est aimable mais, celle-là est stricte.
As "stricte" is feminine adjective, should we use celle-là or can we use celui-la also? Please can anyone clarify my doubt. Thanks in advance.
I thought with occupations there was no article prior to the occupation. Je suis médecin, not je suis un medecin. Is this an exception?
turc --> turque (pas le "c")
grec --> grecque (avec le "c")
pourquoi ??
Hi, I have just finished a B2 writing challenge where
'Had you ever had news of Tatania' was translated as
- Et ça t'arrive d'avoir des nouvelles de Tatiana ?
I cannot understand the sentence structure, and I cannot find an explanation of 'arriver de' on the site. Can you point me to the relevant grammar.
Thanks
I thought that la peau would be an acceptable response rather than ma peau because it’s clear Marc is referring to his skin so there’s no need to use the personal pronoun?
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