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Do you have any examples of the former?
Are you referring to inversions like 'Y a-t-il'?
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The 't' is added to ease pronunciation. 'Y a il' isn't as easy or clear to pronounce otherwise.
anyother situations where the t is used
and how to say "again" ...
You can use 'encore', use 'retourner', or add 're' to some verbs, or use 'à nouveau'.
Je suis retourné nager.
J'ai nagé à nouveau.
and encore?
J'ai encore une fois nagé.
I swam again one time?
I once again went swimming/I went swimming once again.
so in essence is there a difference in meaing between all these ways to say again or are they interchangeable
I'd say they share the same sense of meaning.
The « t » is inserted in inversions in the 3rd person singular (il, elle, on) if the verb doesn't already end in a « t ».
- Que fait-il ?
- Que fera-t-il ?
- Comment dit-on... ?
- A-t-elle assisté à ta fête ?
- Que mange-t-il ?
- Qu'en pense-t-elle ?
You'll note that the conjugations for -ir verbs already end in -t in the 3rd person singular. The conjugation for -er verbs lacks the -t, so this is when you'd insert it the most. The 3rd person plural (ils, elles) conjugation always ends in a -t, so you never insert it there.
Also with « d » since you have « prend-il » and not « prend-t-il »
So the d is pronounced in here?
It’s pronounced as t actually
Prent-il?
yeah
Très étrange
It’s the same rule but the -t- is not written
Alright, I understood cimer beaucoup