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What is the negation of c’est vrai monsieur
Could you also say here ' nous étions allés écouter des chants de Noël à l'église locale.'?
Since se rappeler can be used both with and without de, are these cases fine?
1) Je me rappelle de la voyage -> je m'en rappelle.
2) Je me rappelle la voyage -> je me la rappelle.
3) Je me rappelle Jean -> je me le rappelle.
J'ai écrit "Je me suis mis à voir quelques boutons..." au lieu de " J'ai commencé à voir... ça marche aussi ?
In your lesson, you describe …aine as being ‘about’ or ‘or so’ and yet in the example you translate deux douzaine… as being ‘two dozen’. In UK English , a dozen is NORMALLY, exactly 12, but I acknowledge it CAN also have ‘or so’ connotations. Perhaps not the best example? Love the site for learning French by the way. Much better than well-known alternatives)
Whew! I listened to this section a dozen times and was not anywhere close to that answer!
Maybe consider adding ¨hollywoodien¨ or something similar to the pre-lesson hints...?
I think I hear a new addition to the group. Very clear!
BUT in the lesson it states:-
In the following cases, you cannot use sur (on) in French, but you will instead use dans (in). Street Ils marchent dans la rue.
In the case of the street, we see the whole environment as 'the street' and you're situated in it.
It seems that avenue is treated differently to street, is there a reason for this?
I feel that this is an ambiguous statement and could be passé composé (as the act of transition) or l'imparfait (as a state of being). As in "My mother was Oriental, but my father came from Europe" vs. "They came from Europe to go to the funeral". Compare: "Once upon a time, a king lived in his castle."
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