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[unique iron]

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[peak lynx]

It can different translations in English, but you can see different examples here https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/de/21718

[lament haven]

ok

i want it

[peak lynx]

often "of" and "from" but there are many different meanings

[lament haven]

in english

everything there is french

[lament haven]

so you can say

[peak lynx]

https://www.wordreference.com/fren/de

[lament haven]

jermy est de america

jermy is from America

is that right?

@peak lynx

[peak lynx]

Jeremy est d'Amérique

[lament haven]

so

u dont right de

fully

[peak lynx]

No, because it contracts when there is a vowel

[lament haven]

Amérique = america

oh i see

[lament haven]

so the rules in french is the same as in english

[peak lynx]

I wouldn't say that, but yes some words do contract

[lament haven]

ok ill see

on my research of it

its just for the highschool im going at

[peak lynx]

A preposition in French may not be the preposition you would think to choose, but that just takes getting used to it

[lament haven]

ok

[peak lynx]

they're more "compact" than in English

[lament haven]

also me means mei

[peak lynx]

more uses

[lament haven]

right?

[lament haven]

ok

[lofty garden]

i would use come from, which is venir

il vient des États-Unis

he comes from the united states

[lament haven]

wait aux and il and vient are new from me

il means he?

[lofty garden]

ywes

[lament haven]

and aux comes

[peak lynx]

You should look for some basic starting lessons ^^

[lofty garden]

^^

[lament haven]

ok

where do i start

[lofty garden]

this is too much i think because de has so many uses

[lament haven]

i see

[lofty garden]

you need to look one use at a time

and espescially since you dotn know the pronouns yet

its like a big leap

so

do the basics first my guy

how are yoiu learning french?

[lament haven]

a starter

i did a voice chat

with a french guy

[lofty garden]

so how are you continueing to learn?

[lament haven]

writing in paper

and opening youtube

to learn

how to spell it

[lofty garden]

you need some french logic, not all english translates well in french, and vice versa

if you are not looking at a tutor as a whole fresh new start

[lament haven]

hm

[lofty garden]

then youre gonna have to try duolingo as just a base for just basics

and move on to bigger things like videos

or find like frenchpod101 on youtube

[lament haven]

ok

[peak lynx]

you can see if your library or a bookstore has some kind of book for beginners

https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/overview.html can help