James
Using prêt Hi all. I have a basic understanding of using prêt, but have really never used it in my practices. I have a few questions, mostly about the use of verbs. Je pense qu'il est prêt. I know there is a feminine form of prêt (prête), so if I wanted to say that I think that she is ready, would I say: Je pense qu'elle est prête. ? My main question is, how would I use prêt with a verb? I've seen a few examples online where "à + infinitive" is used. *the following are my examples so please correct me* I am ready to leave now. - Je suis prêt à partir maintenant. I am ready to sing. - Je suis prêt à chanter. how about if I wanted to say: Are you ready to go? *Es-tu prêt à aller* Is this correct? Merci!
4 juin 2010 12:45
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Your last example is incorrect because the verb 'aller' requires an indirect complement (unless used in the imperative mode). You can either say: Es-tu prêt à partir? or Es-tu prêt à y aller? (Are you ready to go [there].) Note that 'y' doesn't have to be a specific place if your intended meaning is to leave from a place where you're done whatever it was that you were doing. For example: 'On y va?' or 'Allons-y' mean 'Shall we go?' and 'Let's go' respectively but doesn't necessarily indicate a specific location to go to. Hope that helps. P.S. My dialect is Canadian French.
4 juin 2010
Well, for all the examples that you have given in the original message, I do not see anything wrong in general, although for a French speaking person, he/she may have a different opinion. In my personal point of view, the general usage of "ready" would be, to be ready = être prêt (m)/prête (f) to be ready to do... = être prêt(e) à faire... However, there is also a French verb "prêter", which means "to lend (money, object)", as seen in, http://www.wordreference.com/fren/pr%C3%AAter Good weekend. / Bonne fin de semaine.
4 juin 2010
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Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais, Français, Allemand, Italien, Japonais, Espagnol, Swahili, Suédois
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Chinois (mandarin), Français, Allemand, Italien, Japonais, Espagnol, Swahili, Suédois