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In the audio file for the sentence "Nous mourons tous un jour" in this lesson, the word "tous" has a silent s (IPA [tu]). Why is this? I understood that when "tous" is used as an indefinite pronoun to refer to a group of people like this, the s should be pronounced (IPA [tus]). Have I misunderstood something here? I would appreciate any help on this :)
Why does the written explanation say ne pas penser and then the examples have ne penser pas?
Can you explain if this is a misprint or which side of the verb pas should go please
does participe passé agree with direct object when "on" is the subject of the passive sentence.
for example on l'a regardée (she was watched)(la is feminin article)
ı wish your helps thanks
“Savoir la vérité” is not a proper turn of phrase; using the verb connaître is the correct way: “connaître la vérité”.
le numero de trapeze: qu'est ce que ca veut dire?
Le trapeze volant est un genre du cirque,mais je ne connais pas le mot le numero de trapeze.
In the phrase 'ils se sont donné le mot' why is donné not plural ?
This was the sentence: Vous veniez me voir chaque semaine.
Two of the options for the answer are "You used to come and see me every week." and "You had come to see me every week."
Same idea with this sentence: Nous allions en Espagne tous les etes. (Sorry, don't know how to get the accents on my keyboard).
Two of the options for the answer are "We used to go to Spain every summer." and "We were going to Spain every summer."
For me, in both situations the two answers mean the same thing and were both correct but I had to pick one. l don't understand how they are different and why one is correct and the other isn't. I'm guessing it's a subtle nuance I'm missing. Can you please explain? Thanks!
One of my biggest struggles has always been to understand the logic behind the changes in spelling and accents for certain verbs in the present indicative - doubling consonants or changing the accent on the letter “e”. It is not easy to find a comprehensive explanation about these changes. Instead we are just told to “memorize” the conjugations, which is frustrating.
I have searched many, many sites and textbooks, and knew that there was a reason related to pronunciation and syllable stress. I finally found a site that explains this pretty well. Perhaps this is self-evident to others, but it was not to me, and i thought it might help those like me! I hope you can access this link if you are interested!
https://languagecenter.cla.umn.edu/lc/FrenchSite1022/VERBCONer.html
Is 'une première' in the second line feminine because it's short for 'une première fois'?
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