Is it bien éleve or is it bon élever

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Permalink Reply by Erwan on July 6, 2011 at 11:55am

Elle est bien élevée : she is well brought up

Elle est bonne élève : She is a good pupil

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Permalink Reply by lauris on July 6, 2011 at 12:00pm

The correct idiom in french is "elle est bien élevée"

"Elevée" is here a special form of adjective (but I can't remember the name....). The verb "élever" is here used as an adjective, since it refers to the state of the subject. So you have to write "élevée" according to the gender of the subject

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Permalink Reply by yong leong on July 6, 2011 at 12:01pm

Merci Erwan, I guess I really got things mixed up.

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