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“They are talking in Japanese.”Translation:Ils parlent en japonais.November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013
11 CommentsseanthenoiseWhy is it not japonaise for feminine subjects please?November 15, 2013jrikhalModPlusWe speak about the language which is masculine (in French).November 15, 2013quetzalcWhat’s the difference between “ils parlent japonais” and “ils parlent en japonais”?January 23, 2014MibeshuThey speak Japanese / They speak in Japanese. Technically speaking you could speak Japanese but be speaking IN English. I hope one day to be able to speak in French but I’m currently speaking English.February 6, 2014SourireCacheIk this is kinda early but is dans also another way to refer to “in” like en?February 20, 2014AabLevellenDans means in, but you can not use dans in this sentence.
I think dans is the more concrete word, meaning in as in inside of something. But I am not sure.February 24, 2014DaleStricklandDans/En both mean “In”, but dans specifically refers to being inside of something, whereas “en” is used for the other meanings of “in”.
There are other uses for “en”, which are discussed in further depth here:
http://french.about.com/library/prepositions/bl_prep_en_vs_dans.htmMay 28, 2014Sangokhan99The word “en” has a various meaning depending of contextMarch 3, 2014JoelinguoI always mix up sans and dans..March 28, 2014GwangjuTiger”Sans” means “without”. If you look on some packages of food that say “Fat Free” in English, they will say “Sans Gras” in French. That is how I remember. “Without Fat.”April 26, 2014Unisrin1I am learning JapaneseJuly 30, 2021
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seanthenoiseWhy is it not japonaise for feminine subjects please?November 15, 2013jrikhalModPlusWe speak about the language which is masculine (in French).November 15, 2013quetzalcWhat’s the difference between “ils parlent japonais” and “ils parlent en japonais”?January 23, 2014MibeshuThey speak Japanese / They speak in Japanese. Technically speaking you could speak Japanese but be speaking IN English. I hope one day to be able to speak in French but I’m currently speaking English.February 6, 2014SourireCacheIk this is kinda early but is dans also another way to refer to “in” like en?February 20, 2014AabLevellenDans means in, but you can not use dans in this sentence.
I think dans is the more concrete word, meaning in as in inside of something. But I am not sure.February 24, 2014DaleStricklandDans/En both mean “In”, but dans specifically refers to being inside of something, whereas “en” is used for the other meanings of “in”.
There are other uses for “en”, which are discussed in further depth here:
http://french.about.com/library/prepositions/bl_prep_en_vs_dans.htmMay 28, 2014Sangokhan99The word “en” has a various meaning depending of contextMarch 3, 2014JoelinguoI always mix up sans and dans..March 28, 2014GwangjuTiger”Sans” means “without”. If you look on some packages of food that say “Fat Free” in English, they will say “Sans Gras” in French. That is how I remember. “Without Fat.”April 26, 2014Unisrin1I am learning JapaneseJuly 30, 2021
seanthenoiseWhy is it not japonaise for feminine subjects please?November 15, 2013
seanthenoise
Why is it not japonaise for feminine subjects please?November 15, 2013
Why is it not japonaise for feminine subjects please?
November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013
jrikhalModPlusWe speak about the language which is masculine (in French).November 15, 2013
We speak about the language which is masculine (in French).
November 15, 2013
November 15, 2013
quetzalcWhat’s the difference between “ils parlent japonais” and “ils parlent en japonais”?January 23, 2014
What’s the difference between “ils parlent japonais” and “ils parlent en japonais”?
January 23, 2014
January 23, 2014
MibeshuThey speak Japanese / They speak in Japanese. Technically speaking you could speak Japanese but be speaking IN English. I hope one day to be able to speak in French but I’m currently speaking English.February 6, 2014
They speak Japanese / They speak in Japanese. Technically speaking you could speak Japanese but be speaking IN English. I hope one day to be able to speak in French but I’m currently speaking English.
February 6, 2014
February 6, 2014
SourireCacheIk this is kinda early but is dans also another way to refer to “in” like en?February 20, 2014
Ik this is kinda early but is dans also another way to refer to “in” like en?
February 20, 2014
February 20, 2014
AabLevellenDans means in, but you can not use dans in this sentence.
I think dans is the more concrete word, meaning in as in inside of something. But I am not sure.February 24, 2014
Dans means in, but you can not use dans in this sentence.
I think dans is the more concrete word, meaning in as in inside of something. But I am not sure.
February 24, 2014
February 24, 2014
DaleStricklandDans/En both mean “In”, but dans specifically refers to being inside of something, whereas “en” is used for the other meanings of “in”.
There are other uses for “en”, which are discussed in further depth here:
http://french.about.com/library/prepositions/bl_prep_en_vs_dans.htmMay 28, 2014
Dans/En both mean “In”, but dans specifically refers to being inside of something, whereas “en” is used for the other meanings of “in”.
There are other uses for “en”, which are discussed in further depth here:
http://french.about.com/library/prepositions/bl_prep_en_vs_dans.htm
May 28, 2014
May 28, 2014
Sangokhan99The word “en” has a various meaning depending of contextMarch 3, 2014
The word “en” has a various meaning depending of context
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