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hard citrusBOT Sep 24, 2024, 1:45 AM

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old magnet Sep 24, 2024, 1:51 AM

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how are you is "comment ça va" or "comment vas-tu"

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"d'où es-tu" is "where are you from"

honest quarry Sep 24, 2024, 1:52 AM

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"d'où viens-tu ?" is a better translation for "where are you from"

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to ask how someone is, you have to use the question word "comment" (how), alongside the verb "aller".

hearty harness Sep 24, 2024, 1:54 AM

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old magnet how are you is "comment ça va" or "comment vas-tu"

Sorry my brain wasn’t thinking I meant where are you from!

old magnet Sep 24, 2024, 1:54 AM

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"t'es d'oú" is pretty common

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or "tu viens d'où"

hearty harness Sep 24, 2024, 1:55 AM

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honest quarry "d'où viens-tu ?" is a better translation for "where are you from"

When you’re asking (where is she from) is it the same translation but either Elle at the end?

honest quarry Sep 24, 2024, 1:56 AM

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hearty harness When you’re asking (where is she from) is it the same translation but either Ell...

you'd have to conjugate the verb accordingly
so "d'où vien__t__-elle ?"

hearty harness Sep 24, 2024, 1:57 AM

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Wait I’m confused sorry 😭

hearty harness Sep 24, 2024, 1:57 AM

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old magnet or "tu viens d'où"

D’accord!

old magnet Sep 24, 2024, 1:57 AM

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are you familiar with verb conjugation

hearty harness Sep 24, 2024, 1:57 AM

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old magnet are you familiar with verb conjugation

No I haven’t been studying French long

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I’m just learning grammar

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😭

honest quarry Sep 24, 2024, 1:59 AM

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every verb in French has many forms, based on the subject (who's doing the action) and the tense (how and when the action is taking place). This process is called conjugation.

the same happens in English.
I am (present tense, I subject)
You are (present tense, you subject)
I was (past tense, I subject)
You were (past tense, you subject)
All are various forms of the verb "be" (base form)

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here is the present tense of "venir" in French for instance
As you can see, "tu" uses "viens" but "il" (also elle or on) uses "vient"

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conjugation is gonna be a pretty massive topic when it comes to learning French, I recommend you get familiar with the concept. I did a parallel with English so you better understand it, but truth is it's a bigger topic in French than it is in English, with more forms and patterns to learn.

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