The two most commonly used past tenses are the passé composé and the imparfait. The imparfait expresses the continuity of an action, indicating that it was ongoing or repeated in the past. In contrast, the passé composé denotes a single, completed event that interrupts or concludes an ongoing action.
A word can have different meanings. This is the case with the word “urne” in French. It can be the ancient urn, the funeral urn, or the ballot box. For the next elections, put your ballot in the right place!
Ending a formal letter can sometimes be challenging. For a formal first contact, consider using this widely accepted (if somewhat interminable) closing formula:
In legal language, synonyms are almost nonexistent because legal concepts must not be imprecise. Words can have similar yet distinct meanings. Here are a few examples.
We have two verbs to express knowledge : “connaître” and “savoir”.
On a semantic level, ‘connaître’ entails having awareness of the existence of something, being able to identify it, and regarding it as real; whereas ‘savoir’ involves possessing a comprehensive understanding of something derived from learning, encompassing a collection of ideas and images constituting knowledge about the subject matter.
