#is23lame

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reef talon
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Do you have any examples of the former?

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Are you referring to inversions like 'Y a-t-il'?

paper iris
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oui

reef talon
# paper iris oui

The 't' is added to ease pronunciation. 'Y a il' isn't as easy or clear to pronounce otherwise.

paper iris
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anyother situations where the t is used

reef talon
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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.

paper iris
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and encore?

reef talon
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J'ai encore une fois nagé.

paper iris
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I swam again one time?

reef talon
paper iris
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so in essence is there a difference in meaing between all these ways to say again or are they interchangeable

reef talon
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I'd say they share the same sense of meaning.

brazen needle
# paper iris anyother situations where the t is used

The « t » is inserted in inversions in the 3rd person singular (il, elle, on) if the verb doesn't already end in a « t ».

  1. Que fait-il ?
  2. Que fera-t-il ?
  3. Comment dit-on... ?
  4. A-t-elle assisté à ta fête ?
  5. Que mange-t-il ?
  6. 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.

fickle harbor
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Also with « d » since you have « prend-il » and not « prend-t-il »

paper iris
fickle harbor
paper iris
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Prent-il?

fickle harbor
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yeah

paper iris
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Très étrange

fickle harbor
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It’s the same rule but the -t- is not written

paper iris
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Alright, I understood cimer beaucoup