PHRASES
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Je demande à un ami s'il a regardé ce film
→ “I ask a friend if he has watched this movie”
Je — I (subject pronoun)
demande — ask — present tense, 1st-p. singular of demander
à un ami — to a friend → prepositional phrase indicating recipient
s'il — if he → contraction of 'si' (if) + 'il' (he); introduces conditional clause
a regardé — has watched — compound past tense (passé composé) of regarder; uses avoir as auxiliary
ce film — this movie → demonstrative adjective + noun
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Oui je l'ai regardé deux millions de fois
→ “Yes, I've watched it two million times”
Oui — yes
je — I (subject pronoun)
l'ai — have it → contraction of 'le' (it) + 'ai' (have); direct object pronoun before auxiliary verb
regardé — watched — past participle of regarder; agrees with preceding direct object 'l'
deux millions — two million → numeral + plural noun; expresses large quantity
de fois — of times → partitive expression indicating repetition or frequency
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Ce film dure deux heures...
→ “This movie lasts two hours...”
Ce film — this movie → demonstrative adjective + noun
dure — lasts — present tense, 3rd-p. singular of durer; intransitive verb describing duration
deux heures — two hours → numeral + time duration noun; no article needed after numbers > 1
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Deux heures multipliées par deux millions...
→ “Two hours multiplied by two million...”
Deux heures — two hours → numeral + time duration noun
multipliées — multiplied — past participle of multiplier; feminine plural to agree with 'heures'
par — by → preposition used in mathematical operations
deux millions — two million → numeral + plural noun; invariant form regardless of context
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C'est approximativement 85333 jours...
→ “It's approximately 85,333 days...”
C'est — it is → contraction of 'ce' (this/that) + 'est' (is); impersonal construction for stating facts
approximativement — approximately → adverb modifying the number that follows
85333 jours — 85,333 days → numeral + time duration noun; commas omitted in French numerals
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Et à peu près 223 années..
→ “And about 223 years..”
Et — and → coordinating conjunction linking ideas
à peu près — about / approximately → fixed adverbial expression meaning 'roughly' or 'around'
223 années — 223 years → numeral + time duration noun; plural because number > 1
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Et il n'a que 20 ans..
→ “And he's only 20 years old..”
Et — and → coordinating conjunction
il n'a — has not → negated form of avoir; 'ne' dropped before vowel sound in informal speech
que — only → limits the scope of what follows; contrasts with implied larger amount
20 ans — 20 years → numeral + time duration noun; fixed expression for age
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Menteur.. Fils de pute..
→ “Liar.. Son of a bitch..”
Menteur — liar → noun derived from mentir (to lie); used as insult here
Fils — son → noun; literal component of offensive idiom
de — of → preposition connecting nouns in possessive-like structure
pute — whore → vulgar noun; completes the derogatory phrase
