Excellente explication, merci Alex ! J'ai deux amis dont l'un est français. La destination dont elle rêvait. L'ami dont le chien est malade. Il y a un autre sens, qui pour moi était le plus facile à retenir, c'est lorsque dont signifie "y compris" (including): J'ai acheté deux manteaux, dont un pour l'hiver. J'ai trois enfants, dont deux qui sont au collège.
@antonventer85325 сағат бұрын
You have a good channel. I am from South Africa and am currently learning french on my own. Your channel helps alot. Do you also do private online lessons?
@gillianomotoso32811 ай бұрын
Essentially, it means “of which”. Or “of whom”. Like “to which given [a qui donné]”. But really it’s based around the Latin “de unde” (from where).
@EricaNernie11 ай бұрын
In the old days, we we had it drilled into us not to end a sentence with a preposition - a silly rule based on the rules of Latin, so it comes naturally to a certain generation to say "of whom" or "to which". Or as Winston Churchill said: This is a rule, up with which I will not put. 1. J'ai deux amu dont un est francais. 2. La destination dont elle a r^eve' 3........ L'ami dont le chien est malade
@JenniferA88611 ай бұрын
I always thumbs up your vids… as soon as they start
@FrenchinPlainSight11 ай бұрын
I appreciate that so much Jennifer!
@radwankerallah3446 ай бұрын
YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER
@joelchomat135211 ай бұрын
Il n'y a pas que les Anglais qui font la faute je connais beaucoup de Français qui ne savent pas utiliser le mot "dont:" ou qui ne l'utilise pas du tout.
@bernardmansire864211 ай бұрын
thanks ""TEACHER
@user-yw6be6pq2h11 ай бұрын
J’ai deux amis dont un francais La destination dont elle a rêvé L’ami dont son chien est mal Thank you as always for the explanation - is there somewhere with a list of common verbs that have preposition de? And why did you list Renouncer a’? Sorry if I’ve missed something, Sarah x
@bernadetteolave1752Ай бұрын
Merci!❤
@PhilJonesIII11 ай бұрын
I have slapped my wrist already. Read the title of the video too quickly and thought you had dropped the apostrophe in don't. Fais pas ca moi.
@lisaonthemargins11 ай бұрын
BUT WHATS THE ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ QUESTIONS
@Amorwian11 ай бұрын
That's the interactive part of the video = ) You have to give your best answer here in the comments and Alex will help you correct your mistakes if you have any. Good luck! 🤞
@MZafar-ro8yt9 ай бұрын
Great lesson. Merci mon ami 😊
@europeangoddess43618 ай бұрын
Great job...alex❤🌹🙏
@user-eb3zt7sn7i11 ай бұрын
J’ai deux amis dont l’un qui est français La destination dont elle a rêvé (ou rêvait) L’ami dont son chien est malade
@Seizesix11 ай бұрын
L'ami dont le chien est malade. (Il est clair qu'il s'agit du chien de l'ami.)
@muhammad53607 ай бұрын
Merciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ❤
@dariavinnikova46788 ай бұрын
Merci!!
@FrenchinPlainSight8 ай бұрын
De rien !
@BhushanKumar-ms6rt11 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉
@kidsworldenglish98187 ай бұрын
j'ai deux amis dont un est français
@kidsworldenglish98187 ай бұрын
la destination dont elle a rêve
@perisama2711 ай бұрын
Can we use "que" instead dont?
@FrenchinPlainSight11 ай бұрын
Non :)
@tommyzDad11 ай бұрын
Hi, Alex. Through my subscription to another French language teacher I get newsletters that contain some well-known (I guess at least to the French-speaking) quotes, and when I paste them into Google translate (to confirm what I think I'm reading) the translation comes out in ways I did not expect. Example: *"Avant de dire quelque chose, il faut s'assurer que le silence ne soit pas plus important."* Google translates it to, "Before saying something, you have to make sure that the silence is not more important." 1) Would you explain the grammar behind _avant _*_de_*_ dire?_ 2) How does *_il faut_* translate to *_you_*_ have to?_ 3) How does _soit,_ (English: either) lose its meaning in the sentence above?
@FrenchinPlainSight10 ай бұрын
1. Avant de + verb = before + -ing. Just the way it is :) 2. Il faut with a reference to the person is, technically, just a general statement. But in reality, you'll often hear it used that way when the people involved is clear from context. In your example, it's a general piece of advice so no specific person is specificed. "Il faut s'assurer que" = "One has to make sure that...". Better to not translate word for word this expression, and just start saying it because you'll sound more French than if you say "je dois". 3. "soit" is also the subjunctive present for "est", which is its role in that sentence. Il faut que introduces the subjunctive.
@brennanstock389610 ай бұрын
Alex's explanation is great and you should definitely use "il faut" a bunch but if you are having a hard time with it like I did it helped me a lot to translate "Il faut" as "it is necessary (to)..." so the sentence would read "it is necessary to assure oneself that the silence is (subjunctive) not more important." The reflex verb here "s'assurer" is also implying the use of the pronoun "on" rather than you directly.
@FRENCHFAIRE11 ай бұрын
Le sœur dont j’ai parlé est malade. Memorizing prepositions after verb, easier said than done.
@FrenchinPlainSight11 ай бұрын
Still worthwhile advice though :)
@FRENCHFAIRE11 ай бұрын
LA sœur, Pardon !!! Oui Tes astuces sont toujours sages. @@FrenchinPlainSight
@Avighna5 ай бұрын
Are these right? J'ai deux amis, dont l'un est français. La destination dont elle a rêvé. L'ami dont le chien est malade.
@user-ne4wp8hu5k11 ай бұрын
1] j'ai deux amis dont un Francais 2] La destination dont elle a reve 3] l'ami dont sa chien est malade
@joelchomat1711 ай бұрын
entendu un paysan dire ce matrin à la télé : les animaux qu'on s'occcupe chaque jour
@AuroraReussi11 ай бұрын
1. Jai deux amis dont un qui est français. 2. La destination dont elle a rêvé. 3. L'ami dont le chien est malade...
@FrenchinPlainSight10 ай бұрын
Oui ! Ou "dont un français" pour numéro 1.
@nicholaswoods997611 ай бұрын
J’ai deux ami dont l’un est français. La destination dont elle a rêvé. L’ami dont chien est malade.
@yohanannatanson419910 ай бұрын
Truth is a lot of French people can't use "dont" properly, orally and even in writing. It is often incorrectly replaced by "que". My father (who was a philosophy teacher) used to repeat this gimmick: "C'est moi que je suis le prof de français qu'on vous a causé..."
@pauleff331211 ай бұрын
le video dont j'ai eu regardé était très interessant
@judithtaylor691611 ай бұрын
J'ai deux amis, dont un est Français. La destination dont elle revait. L'amie dont chien est malade.
@Bwahzehdezooner11 ай бұрын
Dangling participles are still terrible.
@Wine-OclockLitCafe-gg9ptАй бұрын
L’ami don’t chien est malade..
@bernardmansire864211 ай бұрын
me ""j apprends l'anglais""
@kidsworldenglish98187 ай бұрын
l'ami dont chien est malade
@JL-qt1nb6 ай бұрын
L'ami dont LE chien est malade ;) There is almost always the article before the nouns above all if the noun doesn't begins the sentence
@adam_meek3 ай бұрын
using 'right' for tag questions. YUK! 🤮
@user-eb3zt7sn7i11 ай бұрын
J’ai deux amis dont l’un qui est français La destination dont elle a rêvé (ou rêvait) L’ami dont son chien est malade
@user-eb3zt7sn7i11 ай бұрын
J’ai deux amis dont l’un qui est français La destination dont elle a rêvé (ou rêvait) L’ami dont son chien est malade
@FrenchinPlainSight11 ай бұрын
Super :) 3. "Dont le chien" (the possession is included in "dont"