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[tidal nimbus]

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[narrow shoal]

Good question

I just know you can't use à la fois with intransitive verbs

I feel like with transitive verbs en même temps is more insisting, like it's more surprising to do the thing at the same time than not

Joue les deux notes à la fois -> we know it's possible but you weren't doing it
Joue les deux notes en même temps -> it was unexpected that you can play both at the same time

Can't you say "at once" for à la fois ?

@shy canopy

[shy canopy]

@narrow shoal is à la fois for like features like funny and that stuff for example « il est grand et mince à la fois » and en même temps for just like verbs like for « il écrit et parle en même temps »

[narrow shoal]

no

à la fois is "for features" because you're using être which requires an object so you cant use en même temps

(not called an object but its similar)