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bitter groveBOT Nov 17, 2025, 11:30 PM

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vestal vigil Nov 17, 2025, 11:31 PM

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also something is telling me i structured the inversion wrong with “peut le sentence”

violet flare Nov 17, 2025, 11:31 PM

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tu ne peux pas faire ça!
"pas" est placé après le verbe quand le verbe est conjugué
mais il est placé avant le verbe quand il s'agit d'un infinitif

violet flare Nov 17, 2025, 11:33 PM

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vestal vigil also something is telling me i structured the inversion wrong with “peut le sent...

"la phrase '...' peut-elle être réécrite" would be the correct way to phrase it

sentence does not have the same meaning in French (only means sentence as in punishment)
you can't use inversion with nouns, only with pronouns. In such cases, you have to use both a noun and a pronoun ("la phrase" + "elle")

vestal vigil Nov 17, 2025, 11:34 PM

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thank you so much that really helped a LOT :)

violet flare Nov 17, 2025, 11:35 PM

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I didn't go in depth in my explanations, feel free to ask followup questions if you'd like more information

vestal vigil Nov 18, 2025, 12:04 AM

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beaucoup de ça, je me rappelle de lycee, donc c’est facille quand je suis rapellé.

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mais merci beaucoup

vestal vigil Nov 18, 2025, 12:29 AM

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violet flare I didn't go in depth in my explanations, feel free to ask followup questions if ...

actually i do have a question…pourquoi dites-vous “peut-elle être réécrite”? je pense “réécrite” était le verbe?

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do you need être in that spot before the verb?

hexed tiger Nov 18, 2025, 5:47 AM

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Peut, être and réécrit are all verbs

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But only one of them can be conjugated

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And that verb is gonna be the main verb that's gonna carry all the helper words like pas

quaint ferry Nov 18, 2025, 6:57 AM

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vestal vigil actually i do have a question…pourquoi dites-vous “peut-elle être réécrite”? je ...

réécrite here is a past participle which is basically a verb cosplaying as an adjective

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You form the passive form by using être plus the past participle of whatever verb you want to put in the passive, which is what this is. « être réécrite (to be rewritten) » is a passive formulation.

vestal vigil Nov 18, 2025, 7:14 PM

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that makes a lot of sense. thanks! i genuinely wish i could do more to repay my thanks haha

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