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on can sometimes be used where English uses 'you' and French could use vous or tu: | on can sometimes be used where English uses 'you' and French could use vous or tu: | ||
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How do you know whether you have a talent for music if you've never tried it? | How do you know whether you have a talent for music if you've never tried it? | ||
== | <span link>Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Time-adverbs|Time adverbs]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/Benefactive-me,-te,-se,-nous,-vous|Benefactive me, te, se, nous, vous]]. | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-faire-+-partitive-faire-du,-de-la|Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Use-of-faire-+-partitive-faire-du,-de-la|Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Agreement-of-the-past-participle-with-the-subject-of-“être”|Agreement of the past participle with the subject of “être”]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Agreement-of-the-past-participle-with-the-subject-of-“être”|Agreement of the past participle with the subject of “être”]] | ||
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* [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article-in-compound-nouns-linked-by-à|Omission of the article in compound nouns linked by à]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article-in-compound-nouns-linked-by-à|Omission of the article in compound nouns linked by à]] | ||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Location-of-adverbs-modifying-sentences|Location of adverbs modifying sentences]] | * [[Language/French/Grammar/Location-of-adverbs-modifying-sentences|Location of adverbs modifying sentences]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 27 March 2023
on as an equivalent for English 'you'
on can sometimes be used where English uses 'you' and French could use vous or tu:
- Est-il vrai qu'on distingue un Américain d'un Français à cent mètres?
Is it true you can tell an American from a Frenchman at a hundred metres?
- Avec le moteur devant, on est au moins protégé
With the engine at the front you are at least protected
- Comment savoir si on est doué pour la musique si l'on n'a jamais essayé?
How do you know whether you have a talent for music if you've never tried it?
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, Time adverbs & Benefactive me, te, se, nous, vous.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Use of faire + partitive faire du, de la
- Agreement of the past participle with the subject of “être”
- Quantifiers and personal pronouns
- Use of the definite article with quantities
- Adverbs ending in —ment derived from words no longer in the language
- Much More Little Less
- Past participles used as adjectives with the verb "être"
- Plurals of nouns ending in –ou
- Conditional Mood and Future Tense
- Double object constructions with no preposition
- Adverbs ending in —ment derived from the feminine form of an adjective
- Compare numbers
- Adverb—adjective compounds
- Omission of the article in compound nouns linked by à
- Location of adverbs modifying sentences