#phonsaur (correct me pls)

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opaque pivot
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Often depends on where the focus lies.

gilded plover
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casca how are u so ast

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fat

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FAST

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NOt fat

white scroll
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The choice of preposition depends on the verb preceding the preposition, not afterwards.

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Some verbs can demand à, some demand de, some demand nothing

opaque pivot
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Some can use both.

gilded plover
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what if theres no verb

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adjective then a/de then verb

gilded plover
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is there a lawlessfrench thing on this

opaque pivot
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Emphasis on the action:

Il est facile de faire des gâteaux.
(Making cakes is easy.)
Emphasis on the object:
Ce gâteau est facile à faire.
(This cake is easy to make.)

white scroll
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Ex:
–> « essayer » uses « de »
« J'essaie de l'aider. »
–> « hésiter » uses « à »
« J'hésite à l'aider. »
–> « espérer » uses nothing.
« J'espère l'aider. »

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I've used the same pronoun and infinitive just to show that it depends on the preceding and not the following verb.

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gilded plover
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did you memorise these or remember them with experience

gilded plover
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gilded plover
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so for example

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il est plus courant de dire bonjour can also be said 'dire bonjour est courant à dire'

opaque pivot
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Not in this case.

white scroll
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no because you have the same verb twice
« dire bonjour est courant » works

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but I'd personally go for « c'est plus courant de dire bonjour »

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idk why but « dire bonjour est courant » is a bit… off for me?

opaque pivot
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You could say

'Bonjour' est plus courant à dire.
But it doesn't sound as good.

civic anvil
opaque pivot
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'<Word> is more common to say' isn't really used. You'd phrase it as 'it is more common to say <word>'.

civic anvil
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But yeah for example

C'est difficile à manger
[sth] is difficult to eat

C'est difficile de manger
Eating is difficult

white scroll
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IMO I think « c'est plus courant de dire bonjour » since the focus here is on the act of saying so rewording that to 'saying hello is common' would just be weird

gilded plover
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@grand pilot t'as demandé la même question que moi

opaque pivot
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To summarise:

  • Adjective + à: focus on object.
  • Adjective + de: focus on verb.
grand pilot
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thats a good rule of thumb thank you

opaque pivot
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Without adjectives it helps to know what the verb takes, as Bertie said above.

prisma cove
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👀

grand pilot
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prisma cove
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