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on en vient

I wonder why we need en in "on en vient" this is an example La couleur, c'est par définition un paramètre qui fait peur à l'homme quand on…

Started by Yeli in French Grammar

11 May 21, 2016
Reply by Yeli

enseigner v. apprendre

i always thought that the former was used for "to teach" but was surprised to see that the latter can be used.  today i said to a french co…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

5 May 19, 2016
Reply by alan gould

soit...soit versus soit...ou bien

i believe to say "i'll come either today or tomorrow" is:  je viendrai soit aujourd’hui soit demain. do i have the option to say "....ou bi…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

7 May 19, 2016
Reply by Stevo

Illeism

This interrogator wonders whether the translation of the English word "illeism" is "l'illeisme".  He has done multiple searches of online a…

Started by Dwayne Roberts in French Dictionary / Vocabulary

7 May 17, 2016
Reply by Stevo

don't need "en"?

i looked up the verb and found this example.   Coach Patterson ne le laissera pas concourir sans.   at first i thought the coach wouldn't a…

Started by alan gould in French Grammar

1 May 16, 2016
Reply by Stevo

Je neuve ame morale

Hi, Does this mean anything in French? Thanks, James

Started by James Devereux in French Grammar

5 May 9, 2016
Reply by Stevo

des enfants ...

If I am asking if a couple have children, I might say "ont-ils des enfants". (ie. plural - children).  I my book I noticed the following: "…

Started by Billy Bosworth in French Grammar

2 May 9, 2016
Reply by Stevo

Bare-naked nouns

Not as risqué a question as one might first think. Il ne faut pas confondre vitesse et précipitation.  In American English, this would ofte…

Started by Dwayne Roberts in French Grammar

17 May 8, 2016
Reply by Yeli

n’en est pas un moins

Can someone explain me what does this mean? n’en est pas un moins I understand it from the Spanish like this:  n’en est pas moins In Spani…

Started by Yeli in French Grammar

10 Apr 10, 2016
Reply by Charles D

Future progressive tense

There is a simple pattern in English to express a sustained action in the future: I will be taking meals in the hotel the whole week. She…

Started by Robert in French Grammar

1 Apr 9, 2016
Reply by George Hunt

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