flashlight2537

[eager abyss]

Please be patient

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[latent copper]

no... "j'ai beau menti" doesn't really make sense
"avoir beau" is an expression that gets followed by an infinitive and means something quite different

[shell pier]

Can you explain more....so it's when i'm contrasting?

[latent copper]

j'ai beau lui dire la vérité, il me croit jamais
il a beau manger moins, il maigrit pas

[shell pier]

Thank you for your help

[shell pier]

Can I ask another question about this? Is it always followed by "mais"?

Is this correct, if I say "Je lui beau parler mais il ne m'écoute pas."

[shell pier]

Okay studying up a bit more I see "avoir" must be in the sentence... so I can say "J'ai beau lui parler, il ne m'écoute pas"