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“Elle apprend l’espagnol.”Translation:She is learning Spanish.May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019
16 CommentsRenataSaye1you cannot understand if it singular or plural by listening to the sentenceJuly 4, 2020Samuel270702926There are very few comments in here and that has already been explained. They do sound different, very clearly in this case because not only are the verb forms different, but there would also be liaison between the first two words in the plural.July 4, 2020NoJonv279The difference here is that the verb begins with a vowel, so you should say the “s” in the word “elles” when saying things like “elleS Apprennent le français” or “elleS Étudient ici” but not “elleS Comprendent l’anglais”. The conclusion is that the “s” from “elles” needs and only needs to be said when a word after “elles” begins with a vowel, if it doesn’t begin with a vowel you don’t have to say “s”. And yes, i know that “elle mange au restaurant” and “elles mangent au restaurant” are practily the same, but a few words are more stressed but i got the point across and that’s what matters right ? Sorry for typos if you see any.September 1, 2021DebaratiPa6i am having real issues in understanding when to use “apprendre” ,” apprenez”, “apprends” and so on…June 6, 2020Samuel270702926″apprendre” is the infinitive (base) form of the verb. That is generally only used if there’s another verb ahead of it. “je veux apprendre”
The other forms are conjugations of that verb, there is a big list of those in the dictionary.
“j’apprends”, “tu apprends”, “il apprend”, “vous apprenez”, etc.June 6, 2020Ocki673why not “ell´apprend”August 3, 2020Samuel270702926″elle” doesn’t end in a vowel sound. The “e” at the end is not pronounced, so there’s nothing to elide.August 3, 2020RichM.Actually, that’s a good point. I got wrote this correctly “… elle append …” but could not think of the rule that I followed. You reminded me of the rules, it’s not that just an two vowles elide but the vowel sounds that elide.January 27, 2021Avril87585Why not she learns SpanishSeptember 28, 2020Samuel270702926By itself, that’s a strange sentence in English. It needs to be part of a longer sentence.September 28, 2020Hajnalka001551Why is it wrong if I tell: She is learning ‘in Spanish’ instead of just ‘Spanish’October 16, 2020Samuel270702926That sounds like she’s doing Spanish immersion instead of just taking a Spanish language course.October 16, 2020Hajnalka001551And is it the same in this case, too? : ‘I speak English’. Just because I learned long ago like this: ‘I speak in English’. I am using both, I think. (Sorry, for the offtopic, I know it’s not an English course). ThanxOctober 16, 2020Samuel270702926Here’s a link to an explanation of the difference between the two:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218506/speak-english-vs-speak-in-englishOctober 16, 2020atulmo567Why not l’espagnole?April 6, 2021SitesurfModPlus306The name of the language is “L’espagnol”, a masculine noun.April 6, 2021
16 Comments
RenataSaye1you cannot understand if it singular or plural by listening to the sentenceJuly 4, 2020Samuel270702926There are very few comments in here and that has already been explained. They do sound different, very clearly in this case because not only are the verb forms different, but there would also be liaison between the first two words in the plural.July 4, 2020NoJonv279The difference here is that the verb begins with a vowel, so you should say the “s” in the word “elles” when saying things like “elleS Apprennent le français” or “elleS Étudient ici” but not “elleS Comprendent l’anglais”. The conclusion is that the “s” from “elles” needs and only needs to be said when a word after “elles” begins with a vowel, if it doesn’t begin with a vowel you don’t have to say “s”. And yes, i know that “elle mange au restaurant” and “elles mangent au restaurant” are practily the same, but a few words are more stressed but i got the point across and that’s what matters right ? Sorry for typos if you see any.September 1, 2021DebaratiPa6i am having real issues in understanding when to use “apprendre” ,” apprenez”, “apprends” and so on…June 6, 2020Samuel270702926″apprendre” is the infinitive (base) form of the verb. That is generally only used if there’s another verb ahead of it. “je veux apprendre”
The other forms are conjugations of that verb, there is a big list of those in the dictionary.
“j’apprends”, “tu apprends”, “il apprend”, “vous apprenez”, etc.June 6, 2020Ocki673why not “ell´apprend”August 3, 2020Samuel270702926″elle” doesn’t end in a vowel sound. The “e” at the end is not pronounced, so there’s nothing to elide.August 3, 2020RichM.Actually, that’s a good point. I got wrote this correctly “… elle append …” but could not think of the rule that I followed. You reminded me of the rules, it’s not that just an two vowles elide but the vowel sounds that elide.January 27, 2021Avril87585Why not she learns SpanishSeptember 28, 2020Samuel270702926By itself, that’s a strange sentence in English. It needs to be part of a longer sentence.September 28, 2020Hajnalka001551Why is it wrong if I tell: She is learning ‘in Spanish’ instead of just ‘Spanish’October 16, 2020Samuel270702926That sounds like she’s doing Spanish immersion instead of just taking a Spanish language course.October 16, 2020Hajnalka001551And is it the same in this case, too? : ‘I speak English’. Just because I learned long ago like this: ‘I speak in English’. I am using both, I think. (Sorry, for the offtopic, I know it’s not an English course). ThanxOctober 16, 2020Samuel270702926Here’s a link to an explanation of the difference between the two:
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/218506/speak-english-vs-speak-in-englishOctober 16, 2020atulmo567Why not l’espagnole?April 6, 2021SitesurfModPlus306The name of the language is “L’espagnol”, a masculine noun.April 6, 2021
RenataSaye1you cannot understand if it singular or plural by listening to the sentenceJuly 4, 2020
RenataSaye1
you cannot understand if it singular or plural by listening to the sentenceJuly 4, 2020
you cannot understand if it singular or plural by listening to the sentence
July 4, 2020
July 4, 2020
Samuel270702926There are very few comments in here and that has already been explained. They do sound different, very clearly in this case because not only are the verb forms different, but there would also be liaison between the first two words in the plural.July 4, 2020
There are very few comments in here and that has already been explained. They do sound different, very clearly in this case because not only are the verb forms different, but there would also be liaison between the first two words in the plural.
July 4, 2020
July 4, 2020
NoJonv279The difference here is that the verb begins with a vowel, so you should say the “s” in the word “elles” when saying things like “elleS Apprennent le français” or “elleS Étudient ici” but not “elleS Comprendent l’anglais”. The conclusion is that the “s” from “elles” needs and only needs to be said when a word after “elles” begins with a vowel, if it doesn’t begin with a vowel you don’t have to say “s”. And yes, i know that “elle mange au restaurant” and “elles mangent au restaurant” are practily the same, but a few words are more stressed but i got the point across and that’s what matters right ? Sorry for typos if you see any.September 1, 2021
The difference here is that the verb begins with a vowel, so you should say the “s” in the word “elles” when saying things like “elleS Apprennent le français” or “elleS Étudient ici” but not “elleS Comprendent l’anglais”. The conclusion is that the “s” from “elles” needs and only needs to be said when a word after “elles” begins with a vowel, if it doesn’t begin with a vowel you don’t have to say “s”. And yes, i know that “elle mange au restaurant” and “elles mangent au restaurant” are practily the same, but a few words are more stressed but i got the point across and that’s what matters right ? Sorry for typos if you see any.
September 1, 2021
September 1, 2021
DebaratiPa6i am having real issues in understanding when to use “apprendre” ,” apprenez”, “apprends” and so on…June 6, 2020
i am having real issues in understanding when to use “apprendre” ,” apprenez”, “apprends” and so on…
June 6, 2020
June 6, 2020
Samuel270702926″apprendre” is the infinitive (base) form of the verb. That is generally only used if there’s another verb ahead of it. “je veux apprendre”
The other forms are conjugations of that verb, there is a big list of those in the dictionary.
“j’apprends”, “tu apprends”, “il apprend”, “vous apprenez”, etc.June 6, 2020
“apprendre” is the infinitive (base) form of the verb. That is generally only used if there’s another verb ahead of it. “je veux apprendre”
The other forms are conjugations of that verb, there is a big list of those in the dictionary.
“j’apprends”, “tu apprends”, “il apprend”, “vous apprenez”, etc.
June 6, 2020
June 6, 2020
Ocki673why not “ell´apprend”August 3, 2020
why not “ell´apprend”
August 3, 2020
August 3, 2020
Samuel270702926″elle” doesn’t end in a vowel sound. The “e” at the end is not pronounced, so there’s nothing to elide.August 3, 2020
“elle” doesn’t end in a vowel sound. The “e” at the end is not pronounced, so there’s nothing to elide.
August 3, 2020
August 3, 2020
RichM.Actually, that’s a good point. I got wrote this correctly “… elle append …” but could not think of the rule that I followed. You reminded me of the rules, it’s not that just an two vowles elide but the vowel sounds that elide.January 27, 2021
Actually, that’s a good point. I got wrote this correctly “… elle append …” but could not think of the rule that I followed. You reminded me of the rules, it’s not that just an two vowles elide but the vowel sounds that elide.
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