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fiery wren
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@potent axle S' can mean:
Si + il (as in S'il vous plaît)
Il/elle se + vowel verb (Il s'embrasse)

vivid python
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You must be talking about « s'il te plait, ils s'écrivent, s'il veut » right? Well, the first and third are the same thing, « si », but the second is « se ».

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« Si » can mean a few things but it usually means, 'If'. Ex: « Si elle veut partir, elle peut le faire. (If she wants to leave, she can do it.) ». Now, the expression « s'il te/vous plaît » is translated as the English word, 'please', but literally it's, 'If it pleases you'. It's just that « si » when met with « il » will contract into « s'il ».

potent axle
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So S’il vous pl- jesus christ this is confusing- so what would the expression mean?

vivid python
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Please

fiery wren
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Si(if) il(it) te/vous(you) plaît (pleases)

potent axle
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That's it? Like you'd say
S’il vous plaît (we can go out tonight)?

fiery wren
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french uses il for it a lot of the time as a default, as its either il/elle

fiery wren
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but that works kinda

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On peut sortir ce soir, s'il vous plaît

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?

potent axle
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Ohhhhhh ok so it's kinda backwards translated how a bunch of languages to English ade

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It's said in a different order with the subject and added please kinda?

vivid python
fiery wren
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it depends

potent axle
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Yea I meant to ask like is it considered formal or informal

fiery wren
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te = informal
vous = formal OR plural

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its like y'all

potent axle
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

vivid python
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te -> 1 person (informal)
vous -> 1 person (formal) OR more than one person

fiery wren
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if youre talking to ONE person you can:
On peut sortir ce soir, s'il te plaît?

potent axle
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Yea see im southern so that makes sense except I feel like y'all is very informal

fiery wren
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yes, but remember

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vous is plural as well

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its either you(formal) or y'all

potent axle
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Ok so vous is plural or formal

fiery wren
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yepp

potent axle
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See its weird because I would think it would get mixed up in conversation at times but I guess that happens in English too with some words

fiery wren
potent axle
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Like saying she is my girlfriend or using vous as a plural. Idk I can't think of an instance but stuff like someone thinking its a plural when the other meant a single formal person

fiery wren
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but you got this

potent axle
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Fair enough, and thanks :). I try lol

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vivid python