#binx7836
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nova yacht
not sure I understand
can you give an example?
coral zephyr
not sure I understand
can you give an example?
One sec, gonna go through the lesson again to get the example
coral zephyr
not sure I understand
can you give an example?
"Elle cherche un bon restaurant pour prendre le diner ce soir." it says translates to (although not perfectly I'm guessing), "She is looking for a good restaurant to have dinner this evening."
nova yacht
yup, here "pour" is warranted, it indicates the reason she's doing an action
you can translate it as "in order to"
"prendre" doesn't play a direct role in the reason "pour" is used here
nova yacht
oh, right. I misread part of it
coral zephyr
Ah, okay, it told me prendre was to take. I was confused.
golden holly
Yeah prendre usually means take but it's used with meals like have is used with meals in English
coral zephyr
Yeah prendre usually means take but it's used with meals like have is used with ...
Ah, gotcha, merci beacoup!
nova yacht
yeah, that's the general translation, but as always things don't always line up one to one
coral zephyr
Yeah, I was just wondering the scenarios when to use pour prendre as "to have".
nova yacht
you're looking at it wrong
coral zephyr
Oh, wait, pour prendre is like another way to say you are going to eat?
Like as in English where you'd say, "I am having a meal."
nova yacht
It doesn't really mean "to have"
It's just a verb you can use with meals
You shouldn't try to translate everything directly to English. Not only French will have idiomatic constructions with unique ways to use words, but English too. So doing that you have to go multiple layers which increases confusion and complexity. Try to understand the general idea behind it instead.
coral zephyr
I'm not trying to directly translate I am just trying to get the closest understanding of what it's actual meaning through examples that somewhat resemble it until I understand it more naturally.
coral zephyr
It doesn't really mean "to have"
It's just a verb you can use with meals
You sho...
But yeah, it does make a lot of sense now taking into consideration that you can say you do something without directly saying it which I do see now. It's like saying, "You are taking dinner." but you are not literally stealing or grabbing dinner, but rather eating it, although in English it's more like "have" rather than take. Would that be a reasonable way to interpret it?
nova yacht
100%!
coral zephyr
Awesome!!!
golden holly
Just remember that prendre un repas is how you say have a meal
It doesn't come from pour
coral zephyr
Just remember that prendre un repas is how you say have a meal
Yaya, I'll remember to make that distinction. I understand the sentence a lot better now methinks. "For taking the dine" would be broken in English so that's why I'm assuming the app translated it the way it did which is what threw me off. It doesn't really explain the little nuances at times which is why I'm glad I joined this server lol
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