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Oct 2020
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FYW 222: What are these strange “LE” and...

JESSICA: NATIVE FRENCH TEACHER, FOUNDER OF FRENCH YOUR WAY
About this episode

Joanna asked me : Why is the ” l’ ” neccesary in “Tu verras ce que l’on gagne à vouloir vivre libre”? What is it a pronoun referring to? it is direct or indirect? Merci!

Good question! It may be very surprising but this “l’ ” doesn’t mean anything and is not compulsory! Ok, I think you need to listen to this episode so I can explain!

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

Cet homme est plus intelligent que tu (ne) crois / qu’il (ne) parait.

J’ai bien peur qu’elle (ne) soit fâchée.

Fuyez avant qu’il (ne) vous voie !

Labeaume, c’est le village où  (l’) on allait en vacances chaque été.

Si (l’)on a du mal à respirer, il vaut mieux appeler le SAMU.

Si tu as du mal à respirer, il vaut mieux que l’on appelle le SAMU. / qu’on appelle.

Dans ce jeu, on peut lancer la balle à qui (l’)on veut.

Il faut rester qui (l’)on est en toutes circonstances.

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