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robust blazeBOT Jul 18, 2025, 4:43 PM

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tu me manques au lieu de je te manque

devout wharf Jul 18, 2025, 4:45 PM

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would prefer simpler explanations please, ik there is a longer way to explain it but i'd prefer it concise, or details that are needed, no extra stuff please.

daring delta Jul 18, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Idk it works differently

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Why is sitting a verb in English but in French it's être assis

onyx tide Jul 18, 2025, 5:02 PM

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"manque" in this sense essentially means "missing from"
"you are missing from me"

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"je te manque" would be like "I am missing from you"

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it's not "backwards", English just happens to do it differently

devout wharf Jul 18, 2025, 6:18 PM

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onyx tide "je te manque" would be like "I am missing from you"

that makes it super simple

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