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stable wyvernBOT Aug 11, 2024, 5:52 PM

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oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:02 PM

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This one fucs w my brain

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Hol on maybe i can just ignore the mental gymnastics by just giving an example

Il es venu, non ?

Il n'est pas venu, si ?

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He came, didn't he ?

He didn't come, did he ?

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:06 PM

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yes

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prfect sense

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its like

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ok

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i get it now

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i need to learn my grammar properly

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thank u overgrown 🙏

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:07 PM

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full harness i need to learn my grammar properly

No rushhh

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:07 PM

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full harness thank u overgrown 🙏

Np

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:08 PM

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working overtime fr

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:10 PM

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WAIT

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HOLD THE PHONE

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I'm so confused now 😭

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:11 PM

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holding the phone

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:11 PM

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oblique imp I'm so confused now 😭

we all are

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:11 PM

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It all depends on the response you're expecting

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I did some mental gymnastics

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:12 PM

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THAT IS TRUEE

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bc its like 'you didnt eat did you?' and then 'si' as in 'i ate'

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french is dtm

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just get rid of the si its not spanish

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:14 PM

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He came, didn't he ? (You're expecting that he did)

Response: yes, he came.

Il est venu, non ?
Response: Oui, il est venu

He didn't come, did he? (You're expecting he did not come)

Response: No, he did not come

Il n'est pas venu, non ?
Non, il n'est pas venu

BUT si changes it all

Il n'est pas venu, si ? (You're expecting / hoping that he DID, that the negative question is not true)

Si, il EST venu

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It's a long text but i promise it's super digestable

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:15 PM

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full harness just get rid of the si its not spanish

LMAKO

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:17 PM

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damnnn

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wtf

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u just understand french somehow

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as soon as i crack that code and start understanding its logic

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thank u once more overgrown

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:18 PM

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URE WELCOME AND IM SO HAPPY FOR THATTT

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@full harness https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/tag-questions/

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THIS ARTICLE EXPLAINS IT A LOT MORE SIMPLY

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:33 PM

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u got it right the first time that means

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with the mental gymnastics

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this language bo

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bro

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i still think i need to be locked in a room all day with 10 french dudes to learn the language

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:35 PM

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C'est dur de trouver de bonnes ressources 🥲

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Just now i found out about the term "tag question"

full harness Aug 11, 2024, 6:35 PM

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same ngl

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sometimes when i look at latin languags

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like the grammar

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and i directly translate them to english

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i kinda sound like my parents who learnt english by directly translating

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so i wonder if i sound to french ppl the same way they sound to me

oblique imp Aug 11, 2024, 6:36 PM

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That's cool tbh, if enuff ppl do that it becomes its own dialect

#phonsaur (correct me pls)