#Cuivre (Corrigez-moi svp)

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last trout
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ce/cet is this

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as you know

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so to say 'this is'

upper kite
last trout
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it is ce est

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HOWEVER

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it is mandatory that we contract this to c'est

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also, some adjectives come before the noun, such as beau/belle

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so c'est un beau nom.

upper kite
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i initially actually wrote it as "c'est" but then i looked it up and it seems at least grammatically it's cet

last trout
upper kite
last trout
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but cet un does not exist

upper kite
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this OR that

last trout
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this IS a beautiful name

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"cet un beau nom" is "this a beautiful name" which makes no sense either language

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so either:

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c'est un beau nom (this IS a beautiful name)

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or

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ce beau nom (this beautiful name)

mild veldt
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Cet is an adjective

spark parrot
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I am going to quickly interupt here cuivre, I don't think that message was meant to be a correction

mild veldt
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Cet CANNOT be used as a subject

spark parrot
upper kite
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they meant to say "ceci" or "celá", right

last trout
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the message in question

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upper kite
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(something distant)

spark parrot
last trout
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kinda like how we say "this" in english

mild veldt
last trout
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in the way now to emphasise a certain phrase

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"we need to get rid of pineapples from pizzas"
"this^"

spark parrot
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(guessing you meant to reply to cuivre)

last trout
mild veldt
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Yeah it selected the wrong one

upper kite
mild veldt
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In this case the closest would be "ceci" but isn't really used in that way

spark parrot
upper kite
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ah

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istg

last trout
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anyways, you were correct other than the adjectives part

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it was a reply to the message was mistaken as a correction

mild veldt
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Frenchies would usually say sth like
+1
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Though ceci is used for fun

spark parrot
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That's for agreeing with something using this ^ right?
the examples flutters gave were that, but the screenshot above is trying to say "I am replying to this/this one"

mild veldt
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Ah ok

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Celui-là, then, probably

last trout
spark parrot
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How?

last trout
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+1 is like agreeing

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"i add to this"

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"i upvote this"

spark parrot
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But he wasn't agreeing, he was just trying to say "this is the the message I was replying above"

last trout
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ah oui?

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je crois pas

spark parrot
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Full context

last trout
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oui je l'ai vu

upper kite
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this is what i get for being nice smh /s

last trout
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i think Noah is agreeing that it is a good name

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"c'est un nom beau"
"this/+1/agreed"

mild veldt
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Hmm

last trout
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just en Suisse is fine, no need en LA suisse

spark parrot
last trout
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ahhh

upper kite
last trout
upper kite
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there are many switzerlands inside of switzerland

last trout
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En France ✅
En la France ❌

upper kite
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so i am specifying the german speaking one

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sure, but there is only one france

last trout
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euuhhh

mild veldt
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En is never followed by an article

last trout
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Je suis dans la partie allemande de la Suisse

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I am in the German part of Switzerland

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this is the correct way of saying this

upper kite
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noted.

spark parrot
mild veldt
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Lol

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Yeah ceci/cela/ce/ça are the possible subject pronouns

spark parrot
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right and celui and its cousins can't be a subject pronoun unless you combine it with some specific construction right?

mild veldt
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Ce/cet/cette/ces are adjectives
Celui/celle/ceux/celles are... Pronouns? But they need qui/que after or -ci/-là

spark parrot
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Riight, thanks

mild veldt
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They're like "the one" on their own

spark parrot
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I am remembering my school lessons on this now, ptet ceux-là étaient pas completement inutile