Dont The weird connector word Dont Dont meaning

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Dont The weird connector word

Dont The weird connector word

Dont • Dont (meaning of which or whom) is used when you wind up

Dont • Dont (meaning of which or whom) is used when you wind up saying something involving a « de » at the end of the sentence. Remember, « de » means of or from. This is the general concept: • • Here is the pen I dream(rêver) of. • Let’s translate literally: « voici le stylo je rêve de. » • THE DE CANNOT COME LAST, replace it with a dont. « voici le stylo je rêve dont. » Translation: « Here is the pen I dream of which. » • Now, let’s rearrange it. « Here is the pen of which I dream. » • en français: « voici le stylo dont je rêve. »

So, to simplify: • It is the same general concept as lequel and goes

So, to simplify: • It is the same general concept as lequel and goes in the same place.

Example 2: • Here is the car I think of. • Voici la voiture

Example 2: • Here is the car I think of. • Voici la voiture je pense de • Voici la voiture je pense dont. (here is the car I think of which) • • Make it make sense. Voici la voiture dont je pense. (here is the car of which I think.

Let’s Try: • Here is the pen I am thinking of. • I like

Let’s Try: • Here is the pen I am thinking of. • I like the car that you dream of. • We are looking at the house that you dream of.

To make this more complicated • Some expressions end in « de » in

To make this more complicated • Some expressions end in « de » in French that do NOT end in « of » in English. You just need to know them: �Se souvenir de- to remember �Faire semblance de- To pretend �S’occuper de- To take care of �Avoir envie de- to want �Parler de – to talk about �avoir besoin de – to need �Défenser de – to forbid

Let’s try this one: • That’s the car I remember! • Translate literally: Voici

Let’s try this one: • That’s the car I remember! • Translate literally: Voici la voiture je me souviens de. • change it - Voici la voiture je me souviens dont. • • (here is the car I remember of which). voici la voiture dont je me souviens. • (Here is the car that I remember).

One more: • Here is the book I need! • Translate: Voici le livre

One more: • Here is the book I need! • Translate: Voici le livre J’ai besoin de (here is the book I have need of). • • Change to dont - Voici le livre j’ai besoin dont (Here is the book I have need of which) rearrange to make sense • voici le livre dont j’ai besoin (here’s the book of which I have need).

Try these: • We buy the book that you need. • You throw the

Try these: • We buy the book that you need. • You throw the cd that I want! • CHALLENGE: He bought the house that I want!