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Some impersonal verbs and verbal expressions have il as subject in written French, but il or ça may occur in spoken French; ça is used in informal styles. | Some impersonal verbs and verbal expressions have il as subject in written French, but il or ça may occur in spoken French; ça is used in informal styles. | ||
Some weather verbs behave in this way: | Some weather verbs behave in this way: | ||
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*Il/ça suffit de voir ce qui se passe | *Il/ça suffit de voir ce qui se passe | ||
You only have to see what's happening | You only have to see what's happening | ||
<span link>Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson:</span> [[Language/French/Grammar/Possessive-determiners|Possessive determiners]], [[Language/French/Grammar/Omission-of-the-article|Omission of the article]], [[Language/French/Grammar/The-irregular-verb-avoir|The irregular verb avoir]] & [[Language/French/Grammar/The-French-Alphabet|The French Alphabet]]. | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Marked-use-of-tu|Marked use of tu]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-modified-by-adverbs-and-prepositional-phrases|Adjectives modified by adverbs and prepositional phrases]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Common-quantifiers|Common quantifiers]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Agreement-of-past-participle-if-direct-object-is-placed-before|Agreement of past participle if direct object is placed before]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adverbs-ending-in-—ment-derived-from-the-masculine-form-of-an-adjective|Adverbs ending in —ment derived from the masculine form of an adjective]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Plurals|Plurals]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Categories-of-Nouns-in-French|Categories of Nouns in French]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Infinitives|Infinitives]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/il-or-ça-alternating-with-noun-phrase-subjects|il or ça alternating with noun phrase subjects]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Pronominal-verbs,-the-auxiliary-“être”-and-the-agreement-of-the-past-participle|Pronominal verbs, the auxiliary “être” and the agreement of the past participle]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Verbs-with-intransitive-and-transitive-uses|Verbs with intransitive and transitive uses]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Masculine-and-feminine-forms-of-adjectives-—-A-change-in-written,-but-not-spoken|Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in written, but not spoken]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Gender|Gender]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Relative-pronouns|Relative pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/French/Grammar/Adjectives-with-complements|Adjectives with complements]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 27 March 2023
il or ça with impersonal verbs
Some impersonal verbs and verbal expressions have il as subject in written French, but il or ça may occur in spoken French; ça is used in informal styles. Some weather verbs behave in this way:
- Il pleut, ça pleut
It's raining
- Il neige, ça neige
It's snowing
- Il gèle, ça gèle
It's freezing
- Il limine, ça bruine
It's drizzling
- Il/ça se peut que la carte soit démagnétisée
Perhaps the card has lost its magnetism
- Il/ça n'empêche pas qu'elle ait raison
That doesn't stop her from being right
- Il/ça suffit de voir ce qui se passe
You only have to see what's happening
Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Possessive determiners, Omission of the article, The irregular verb avoir & The French Alphabet.
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Marked use of tu
- Adjectives modified by adverbs and prepositional phrases
- Common quantifiers
- Agreement of past participle if direct object is placed before
- Adverbs ending in —ment derived from the masculine form of an adjective
- Plurals
- Categories of Nouns in French
- Infinitives
- il or ça alternating with noun phrase subjects
- Pronominal verbs, the auxiliary “être” and the agreement of the past participle
- Verbs with intransitive and transitive uses
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change in written, but not spoken
- Gender
- Relative pronouns
- Adjectives with complements