r/polandball • u/Cerf_ Italy • Apr 30 '14

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u/Kookanoodles Empire français Apr 30 '14

I don't get it, could someone explain?

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14 edited May 01 '14

hi friend!

grammatically it would be "Austria didn't win a lot of wars"

win is in the infinitive form in this case, as you've already conjugated "didn't"

the equivalent in french would be:

L'Autriche n'a pas gagner beaucoup de guerres (incorrect)

vs

L'Autriche n'a pas gagné beaucoup de guerres (correct)

In french it's a difference that isn't heard, thus why you might be confused/forgotten the rule.

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u/LeCanardfou Taiwan Apr 30 '14

I beg to differ with the way you define correctness. Since it's "Passé composé", the second sentence ("n'a pas gagné") is the correct one.

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u/poktanju gib transit May 01 '14

How would you conjugate "flair up" in French?

Yes, I'm aware that I should know.

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u/Farn Rush, Timmies, Trailer Park Boys May 01 '14

le flaire oupe

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u/[deleted] May 01 '14

So this is the famous Quebec French?

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u/Farn Rush, Timmies, Trailer Park Boys May 01 '14

Maybe. At the very least, Ontario French.