Grammar Quiz 2 Flashcards
Il fait chaud (froid)
It is hot (cold)
Il s’agit de
Il est question de
It is a question of; it concerns
Il importe que (de)
It is important that (to)
Il paraît que
Il semble que
It seems/appears that
Il arrive que (de)
It happens that (to)
Peter n’a pas d’argent
Peter has no money
Il semble préoccupé
He seems worried
Il semble qu’il est préoccupé
It seems that he is worried
Il reste une partie
One part remains
Il ne faut pas
One must not
Il ne faut pas oublier que les langues artificielles n’ont pas souvent réussi
One must not forget that artificial languages have not often succeeded
Il fait beau (mauvais) temps
It is good (bad) weather
Ne (verb) guère
Hardly
Ne (verb) jamais
Never
Ne (verb) point
Not at all
Ne (verb) plus
No more/longer
Ne jamais s’amuser…
Never to amuse oneself
Ne (verb) rien
Nothing
Ne (verb) aucun(e)
Ne (verb) nul/nulle
No; not any
Tel n’est aucunement le cas de l’Esperanto
Such is not at all the case with Esperanto
Ne faire que + infinitive
To do nothing else but; all one does is
On n’a fait que projeter des langues artificielles
They did nothing else but project artificial languages
On se fatigue quand on ne fait qu’étudier
One gets tired when one does nothing but study
La lumière ne joue plus qu’un rôle secondaire
Light no longer plays any but a secondary role
Ne…plus que
No longer (anything/anybody) except
Ne…jamais que
Never (anything/anybody) except
Ne…rien que
Nothing but/except
Ne…guère que
Scarcely (anything/anybody) except
I wash (myself)
Je me lave
You wash yourself
Tu te laves
He washes himself
Il se lave
Elle se lave
She washes herself
One washes oneself
On se lave
We wash ourselves
Nous nous lavons
You wash yourself/yourselves
Vous vous lavez
They (m.) wash themselves
Ils se lavent
They (f.) wash themselves
Elles se lavent
I do/am doing
Je fais
You do
tu fais
he does
il fait
we do
nous faisons
you do (formal/plural)
vous faites
they do
ils font
I come/ am coming
Je viens
You come/are coming
Tu viens
He/she/one is coming
il/elle/on vient
we come/are coming
Nous venons
You (formal/plural) come/are coming
Vous venez
They come/are coming
Ils/elles viennent
I know
Je sais
You know
Tu sais
He/she/one knows
Il/Elle/on sait
we know
Nous savons
You (f/pl) know
Vous savez
They know
Ils/elles savent
Même preceding a noun =
The same/a like
Même following a noun
Emphasizes or particularizes
Ces solutions même
These very solutions
Ce volume même
This very volume
Les plantes mêmes
The plants themselves
Même when not placed before/after noun
Even
Que as a relative pronoun is always an x and is followed by a y and a z
Que as a relative pronoun is always an object and is followed by a subject and a verb
Qui is itself the x of the y that follows it
Qui is itself the subject of the verb that follows it
La quantité de tanin que contient ce liquide est constant
The quantity of tanin, which this liquid contains, is constant
La tendance que combat l’action de la lumière est fort évidente
The tendency which the action of light opposes is very evident
Je peux (puis)
I can (am able to)
Tu peux
You can
He can
Il peut
We can
Nous pouvons
You can
Vous pouvez
They can
Ils peuvent
