\nThe following is by my understanding.<\/p>\n
\nWhen it comes to French, I’m no expert. However, I continue to study it, for whatever reason. I listen to it on YouTube, and I also read articles written in French.<\/p>\n
\nOne tendency I find in French that has confused me is the idea of putting the object pronoun before the verb, but then its antecedent afterwards:<\/p>\n
\nElle la regarde la peinture du bateau.<\/p>\n
\nIn the above sentence, “la” before “regarde” means “it”, and refers to the painting of the boat – “la peinture du bateau.” Therefore, the sentence actually says, in English,<\/p>\n
\nShe looks at it the painting of the boat.<\/p>\n
\nEnglish doesn’t have the same potential of mentioning the object earlier as a pronoun, then later as itself, because in English, the object pronoun comes after the verb. In contrast, the object pronoun comes before the verb in French.<\/p>\n
\nThe above construction in French has confused me as a reader at times.<\/p>\n
\nSource:<\/p>\n
\nDubois, M-M, Keen, D.J., Shuey, B. Corbeil, J-C, Crocker, L.G. (1983). Larousse’s French-English Dictionary.<\/em> Pocket Books New York.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Self-tutoring about French: the tutor mentions something he thinks he’s noticed. The following is by my understanding. When it comes to French, I’m no expert. However, I continue to study it, for whatever reason. I listen to it on YouTube, …<\/p>\n