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exotic pumiceBOT Sep 6, 2024, 7:41 PM

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Please be patient

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hollow kernel Sep 6, 2024, 7:43 PM

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You can't say "Greg est dormir" in French. You can say "Greg dort" or, to insist on the fact that he's currently doing it, "Greg est en train de dormir"

median chasm Sep 6, 2024, 7:46 PM

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So if you ask "Que fait Greg?" (Asking what is Greg doing). I can either say "Greg dort." Or "Greg est en train de dormir"? Depending on the connotation I want?

hollow kernel Sep 6, 2024, 7:47 PM

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Yup

patent tulip Sep 6, 2024, 8:02 PM

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yeah if you would translate "greg est dormir" it would mean "greg is sleep" so yeah it doesn't make much senses

proud sphinx Sep 7, 2024, 10:19 AM

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hollow kernel You can't say "Greg est dormir" in French. You can say "Greg dort" or, to insist...

Unrelated but insist can also be used like this in English ?

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