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Can someone please explain the use of 'se doit' in the following sentence which conveys the meaning "ought to":
"qui se doit d'être à la fois élégant et extraordinaire"
I can't find any reference anywhere to devoir in the pronominal form....or am I totally on the wrong track here with 'devoir' ?
J’ai bu une demi-bouteille.
J’ai bu la moitié de la bouteille.
Nous n’utilisons qu’une moitie du sac de riz.
Il mange qu’une moitie du biscuit.
Can someone explain in a different way from the lesson... which basically says they mean the same.
Bonjour .
Me being a beginner of the language French, usage of Alors and Donc baffles me.
Can someone help me of how to use both these in practical context.
Merci Beaucoup
Seems like going up using avoir could work here, too. It’s confusing sans greater context. No question, just a comment that some questions are too vague.
“Savoir la vérité” is not a proper turn of phrase; using the verb connaître is the correct way: “connaître la vérité”.
Cécile has answered a couple of questions on the noun "prouesse" but I don't quite understand the subtlety here. I put "leur prouesse sportive m'impressionne sans cesse" (i.e. in the singular), which I think sounds the same as the plural "leurs prouesses sportives m'impressionnent sans cesse". Cécile said the plural is correct in this case as it referred to both twins, but "leur dynamisme", "leur esprit d'indépendance" and "leur passion" all equally referred to both twins and these were all in the singular. Why is it only their sporting prowess that is plural here? Thanks.
Why is it that New Jersey is considered a city, but California is considered a country?
comme il mâchait la bouche ouverte
I'm wondering why the 2 different verb tenses here. One act (of seeing) is related to the other act (of chewing) but 2 different tenses were used.
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