French language Q&A Forum

Ma soeur n'aime personne = My sister likes nobody. 

Can't this also mean My sister loves nobody, or how do you express the idea of loving someone/no-one?

If the expression is "faire exprès DE", why is the contraction "ne l'ont pas and not n'en ont pas'? 

Hi - thanks for this great website. I have a question regarding y and 'la\la-bas'. I am not sure whether they can be used interchangeably? For example we could both say J'y vais ou je vais là and, if so, does it keep the same meaning? Thank you!

In the fourth line : Why is it not  ‘passer la premiere’ because  the driving instructor is requesting two things: (veuillez) ‘appuyer doucement’ and ‘passer au premier’

Bonjour,

In the lesson you give the following example:

Mes amis sont venus et tous étaient contents. 

But if we change the gender, are these three examples correct?

Mes amies sont venues et toutes étaient contentes. (all of them were happy)

Mes amies sont venues et elles étaient toutes contentes. (they were all happy)

Mes amies sont venues et elles étaient tout contentes. (they were very happy)

Thanks for all your work on this subject. This lesson is long but it's the most comprehensive explanation I've found.

John

What does "coup de venir" exactly mean?

Is there a rule that explains when to use « de » versus « par » to mean « by » in English?  Thanks. Last of my questions.