chapelle ancienne? - French Language2024-03-28T15:19:12Zhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/forum/topics/chapelle-ancienne?commentId=3179028%3AComment%3A588793&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHello,
It's not usual to say…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2019-10-07:3179028:Comment:5887932019-10-07T18:22:46.266ZChantal Savignathttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/ChantalSavignat
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>It's not usual to say "l'ancienne chapelle" with "ancienne" = old.</p>
<p>When I hear "l'ancienne chapelle" i understand "ancienne" as "former" = this chapel was a chapel some years or centuries ago and now it's not a chapel or it's always the same building that is not use as a chapel. But this chapel may be very old or not. But usually this chapel is old because now we don't build chapels since a long time.</p>
<p>To say an old chapel it's "une chapelle ancienne" or "une…</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>It's not usual to say "l'ancienne chapelle" with "ancienne" = old.</p>
<p>When I hear "l'ancienne chapelle" i understand "ancienne" as "former" = this chapel was a chapel some years or centuries ago and now it's not a chapel or it's always the same building that is not use as a chapel. But this chapel may be very old or not. But usually this chapel is old because now we don't build chapels since a long time.</p>
<p>To say an old chapel it's "une chapelle ancienne" or "une vieille chapelle".</p> I am not familiar with how "a…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2019-09-25:3179028:Comment:5650982019-09-25T21:57:55.761ZGeorge Hunthttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/GEORDIEHOUND
<p>I am not familiar with how "ancient" is used.</p>
<p>Is there perhaps something about "chapelles" that predisposes them to us as seeming inhererently ancient?</p>
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<p>Perhaps someone else can tell us ,preferably a native speaker or maybe just someone with greater familiarity than myself with the language.</p>
<p>I am not familiar with how "ancient" is used.</p>
<p>Is there perhaps something about "chapelles" that predisposes them to us as seeming inhererently ancient?</p>
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<p>Perhaps someone else can tell us ,preferably a native speaker or maybe just someone with greater familiarity than myself with the language.</p>