| Analysis |
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| est |
| 1. adj. east |
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| 2. n-m. east |
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| 3. v. third-person singular present indicative of être |
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| être |
| 1. v. to be |
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| Vous devez être plus clairs. - You must be clearer. |
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| 2. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of (including all reflexive verbs) |
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| Après être allé au yoga, je suis rentré chez moi. - After having gone to yoga, I came back home. |
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| 3. v. (semi-auxiliary) to be (Used to form the passive voice) |
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| ce |
| 1. det. this, that |
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| 2. pron. (subject of être, with predicative adjectives or relative clauses, singular only) it, this, that (see § Usage notes, below) |
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| C'est beau ! - It is beautiful! |
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| est-ce que...? - is it that...? |
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| ce dont je parlais - that which I was speaking of |
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| que |
| 1. conj. that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) |
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| Je vois que tu parles bien français. - I see that you speak French well. |
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| 2. conj. Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. |
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| Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air. - If the weather is nice and if everyone likes the idea, we'll eat outside. |
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| 3. conj. when, no sooner |
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| vous |
| 1. pron. the plural personal pronoun in the second person: |
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| 2. pron. (subject pronoun) you (all). |
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| Vous allez - You (all) go. |
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| 3. pron. (direct object pronoun) you (all). |
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| Je vous adore. - I love you (all). |
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| Me |
| 1. n. Abbreviation of Maître/Maitre(, a title given to lawyers and notaries public.) |
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| 2. pron. (direct object) me |
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| Est-ce que tu me vois ? - Do you see me? |
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| 3. pron. (indirect object) to me |
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| Émilien me donne un peu d'argent. - Émilien gave some money to me. |
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| comprenez |
| 1. v. second-person plural present indicative of comprendre |
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| 2. v. second-person plural imperative of comprendre |
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| comprendre |
| 1. v. to understand, comprehend |
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| J'ai compris maintenant. - I understand now. (lit. I have understood now.) |
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| Il est trop intelligent pour ne pas comprendre ce que vous lui avez dit. |
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| Est-ce que vous avez bien compris ? - Did you understand? |
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| „Est-ce que tu comprends ce qu'il dit ?” „Je ne comprends même pas ce que je dis moi.” - "Do you understand what he's saying?" "I don't even understand what I'm saying.". |
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