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Il a pris un steak à 35$ et plusieurs verres. J'ai pris une salade à 8$ et de l'eau. Il m'a demandé de payer la moitié de l'addition.
→ “He ordered a steak for $35 and several drinks. I had a salad for $8 and water. He asked me to pay half the bill.”
Il a pris — ordered / took (past tense of prendre) → here: 'ordered'
un steak — a steak
à 35$ — for $35
et — and
plusieurs — several
verres — drinks / glasses
J'ai — I have → auxiliary verb for past tense (j'ai = I have)
pris — taken / ordered → same as above, part of compound past
une salade — a salad
à 8$ — for $8
et — and
de l'eau — water → 'de l'' is the contracted form of 'de + l'' before vowel
Il m'a — me has → contraction of 'me + a', used with reflexive-like structure but here transitive
demandé — asked → past participle of demander
de — to → introduces infinitive clause after 'demander'
payer — to pay → infinitive verb
la moitié — half
de — of → shows possession or part-whole relationship
l'addition — the bill → 'l'' is elided article before vowel sound
