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raven yachtBOT Jul 28, 2025, 5:55 PM

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wise night Jul 28, 2025, 5:56 PM

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Hey harine

sullen minnow Jul 28, 2025, 5:56 PM

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Hi 👋

wise night Jul 28, 2025, 5:56 PM

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so when you ask a question with "peux" and "je", you invert the order of je and peux

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but the correct form is "puis-je"

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for some reason

sullen minnow Jul 28, 2025, 5:57 PM

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Does comment peux-je vous aider sound weird?

wise night Jul 28, 2025, 5:57 PM

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yeah

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Je peux te poser une question ? : informal

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Puis-je te poser une question ? : formal

sullen minnow Jul 28, 2025, 5:57 PM

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Puis is the past of pouvoir?

wise night Jul 28, 2025, 5:57 PM

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no

sullen minnow Jul 28, 2025, 5:58 PM

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pourquoi

wise night Jul 28, 2025, 5:58 PM

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it's the interrogative form of "pouvoir" at the first person of singular in the present

sullen minnow Jul 28, 2025, 6:00 PM

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wise night it's the interrogative form of "pouvoir" at the first person of singular in the ...

Hmmm that makes sense. Thank you, framboinnou!

wise night Jul 28, 2025, 6:01 PM

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You're welcome

celest path Jul 28, 2025, 6:03 PM

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Puis is the old conjugation.

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It remains in some expressions.

stiff stag Jul 28, 2025, 7:25 PM

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I have a follow-up question.

Why does "vous" come before "aider?"

celest path Jul 28, 2025, 7:27 PM

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Object pronouns go before the verb they relate to. That's the normal word order in French.
The only exception is the positive imperative: Aidez-moi, lis-le, etc.

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