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Beaucoup d'argent sur moi
I don't carry much money on me.
1. Je ne porte pas de beaucoup d'argent sur moi ?
2.Je n'ai jamais beaucoup d' argent sur moi.
What is wrong with the first sentence?
What is strange for me is the word 'jamais' in the second sentence. The meaning of 'jamis' is never.
I know the second sentence passes the test; however, I find it strange. Please tell me.
Avez-vous jamais été à Rome? [ Have you ever been to Rome?]
Jamais la dimanche. [ Never on a Sunday]
Jamais de la vie. [ Never OR Out of question]
Mieux vaut tard que jamais. [ Better late than never]
Avez-vous jamais entendu chose pareille? [ Did you ever hear such a thing?]
Je n'y vais jamais. [ I never go there.]
Jamis plus [ Never again. ]
Il n'est jamais revenu. [ He never came back.]
1. Je ne porte pas de beaucoup d'argent sur moi ?
2.Je n'ai jamais beaucoup d' argent sur moi.
What is wrong with the first sentence?
What is strange for me is the word 'jamais' in the second sentence. The meaning of 'jamis' is never.
I know the second sentence passes the test; however, I find it strange. Please tell me.
Avez-vous jamais été à Rome? [ Have you ever been to Rome?]
Jamais la dimanche. [ Never on a Sunday]
Jamais de la vie. [ Never OR Out of question]
Mieux vaut tard que jamais. [ Better late than never]
Avez-vous jamais entendu chose pareille? [ Did you ever hear such a thing?]
Je n'y vais jamais. [ I never go there.]
Jamis plus [ Never again. ]
Il n'est jamais revenu. [ He never came back.]
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Frank on
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What's wrong with the first sentence is "de beaucoup d'". If you strip "beaucoup", you get "de de". This is redundant.
So just remove "de": "Je ne porte pas beaucoup d'argent sur moi".
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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on -
Thanks Frank
So the following is correct.
Je ne porte pas beaucoup d'argent sur moi"
Is it possible to replace the verb 'porter' either with 'amener' or 'apporter' ?
I think 'amener' and 'apporter' mean to carry. However it is tricky to use it; specially for a person who has a rotten standard of French. My French is rotten.
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By the way I wrote a couple of sentences using the word 'jamais'.
Please correct them too.
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"Amener" and "Apporter" mean "to bring", as in:
Il apporte des gâteaux pour l'anniversaire de son ami
If you say "porter", on the other hand, it rather means that what you're carrying is going to stay close to you (it can apply to clothings, sunglasses, wristwatches, etc). Or maybe you will blow it, but you don't know exactly when and why, like with money.
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Avez-vous jamais été à Rome? [ Have you ever been to Rome?]
Avez-vous déjà été à Rome ? ("jamais" is "never")
Jamais la dimanche. [ Never on a Sunday]
Jamais le dimanche
Jamais de la vie. [ Never OR Out of question]
Perfect
Mieux vaut tard que jamais. [ Better late than never]
Perfect, this is a good one
Avez-vous jamais entendu chose pareille? [ Did you ever hear such a thing?]
Avez-vous déjà entendu une chose pareille ?
Je n'y vais jamais. [ I never go there.]
Yep
Jamis plus [ Never again. ]
Yep
Il n'est jamais revenu. [ He never came back.]
Yep
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Permalink Reply by Crack1 on
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Frank
I am a bit surprised by the following:
Avez-vous jamais été à Rome? [ Have you ever been to Rome?]
Avez-vous déjà été à Rome ? ("jamais" is "never")
Usually the French word 'déjà ' means 'already' in English.
Avez-vous jamais été à Rome? { How do you translate this sentence into English?}
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