French Grammar Flashcards

1
Q

Because French has a limited passive voice, use “on”

A

On me l’a donné
I was given it/someone gave it to me

On nous a montré
We were shown

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2
Q

On when used as we takes plural adjectives

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On est américains

On est canadiennes

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3
Q

I go there, I come from there

A

J’y vais; j’en viens

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4
Q

Replacement of phrases with de people, things

A

Stress pronouns, en

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5
Q

Stressed/Disjunctive Pronouns

A
me	moi
you	toi
him	lui
her	elle
oneself	soi
us	nous
you	vous
them (masc)  	eux
them (fem)	elles
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6
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Order of sentence/object pronouns without infinitive

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Je tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
Ne
Me tu nous vous ils, elles
Le, la, les
Lui, leur
Y
En
Conjugated verb
Pas, plus, jamais, etc.
Past participle
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7
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Order of sentence/object pronouns with infinitive

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Je tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
Ne
Conjugated verb
Pas, plus, jamais, etc.
Me tu nous vous ils, elles
Le, la, les
Lui, leur
Y
En
Infinitive
Past participle

(Ex: Je ne vais pas m’y rendre/me rendre affollée)

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8
Q

The conditional can be used instead of the subjunctive when the statement is extremely speculative

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“D’apres la presse financiere, le tableau vaudrait cent million dollars.”

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9
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Don’t use the subjunctive with “si”. Use the imperfect + conditional construction.

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Si toute leur dette etait annullee, ce serait une bonne debut

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10
Q

To give someone confidence

A

Mettre quelqu’un en confiance

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11
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Unexpected

A

Imprévu

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12
Q

To be forced to…

A

Être contrainte de

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13
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To have been somewhere

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Être rendu à (Je me suis jamais rendue à Rome)

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14
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To have/give reason to (talk about, shock you, impress you etc.)

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Avoir de quoi à (elle a de quoi etre satisfaite; le chateau a de quoi a te couper le souffle)

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15
Q

Remember: “internal” verbs are usually in the imperfect (nebulous, often don’t have a clearly demarcated end or event, i.e. penser, croire, vouloir, savoir, connaître)

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But when they’re used in the passe compose, they’re very definite
J’ai su nager lorsque j’avais quatre ans (I learned to swim when I was four)
J’ai connu Marianne la semaine passe (I met/was introduced to Marianne last week)
J’ai cru avoir une chance
Je les ai eu sur internet (I got them on the Internet)

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16
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If/where necessary

A

Le cas échéant

17
Q

Due date

A

L’échéance

18
Q

Wise (not sage)

A

Judicieux

19
Q

To show, display

A

Faire étalage

20
Q

To pour your heart out

A

Se vider le coeur

21
Q

Indirect object pronouns for people, things and places

A

Lui, leur, y

22
Q

Preposition that describes purpose

A

À (une tasse à thé, une machine à laver, un sac à dos)

23
Q

What are reciprocal verbs?

A

Making them reflexive to imply “each other” (on s’aide, ils se disputaient)

24
Q

To marry somebody

A

Se marier avec

25
Q

What is an idiomatic reflexive verb?

A

Ones that have a different meaning when they’re reflexive

26
Q

Ringtone

A

La tonalité d’appel

27
Q

Segment, column

A

Une rubrique

28
Q

Mistreat, abuse

A

Malmener

29
Q

To coincide with

A

Coïncider avec

30
Q

What tense do you use with superlatives? Plus example

A

Subjunctive