English translation - subject/object confusion

Diane L.A1Kwiziq community member

English translation - subject/object confusion

In the above statement: Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez. is translate to: Dear Matt, dear Kate, I miss you. Why wouldn't it translate to: You miss me? I am having difficulty sorting the word order required in French for this English translation. Thank you
This question relates to:French lesson "Adjectives ending in -er become -ère in the feminine in French"
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LauraNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Diane,

This is a particularity about the French verb manquer, please see Using manquer (à) to say you miss someone or something emotionally in French
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Diane L.A1Kwiziq community member
Bonjour Laura, Thank you for your reply. The lesson link you provided helped remind me of that particularity.
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English translation - subject/object confusion

In the above statement: Cher Matt, chère Kate, vous me manquez. is translate to: Dear Matt, dear Kate, I miss you. Why wouldn't it translate to: You miss me? I am having difficulty sorting the word order required in French for this English translation. Thank you

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« Est-ce qu'il y a des exceptions ou des adverbes irreguliers qui ne se terminent pas par "-ment"? Laura, is there a quiz for this? »
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