The composed phrases in French
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The composed phrase (French: la phrase composée) consists of two independent phrases which can be coordinated or juxtaposed propositions, and thus contains two conjugated verbs.
Examples
Propostion | Example | Translation |
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Juxtaposée | Nous ne sommes plus amis, je n'ai plus de ses nouvelles | (We are not friends anymore, I have no news of him) |
Coordination | Ton gâteau a l'air bon mais je n'ai plus faim | (Your cake seems good but I am not angry) |
When the sentence is composed of two coordinated propositions, we use a coordination conjunction to link the two propositions.
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Conjunction | Composed phrase | Translations |
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Mais | Thomas voulait partir avec lui mais il n'y avait plus de place | (Thomas wanted to go with him but there was any place) |
Où | Vous dites à votre père où vous allez avant de sortir | (Tell your dad where you are going before you leave) |
Et | Il se repose et dans cinq heures, il viendra chez toi | (He is resting and in five hours, he will come at yours') |
Or | Tout le monde l'admire or c'est un dépressif | (Everyone admire him thus he is just a depressed guy) |
Ni | Tu ne m'as pas aidé ni donné des conseils | (You didn't helped nor gave me advice) |
Car | Léo a acheté une nouvelle voiture car l'école des enfants est loin | (Leo bought a new because the children's school is far) |
When the sentence is composed of two juxtaposed propositions, we use a punctuation mark between the propositions.
mark | Composed phrase | Translation |
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Comma | Nous sommes restées amis, nous nous appelons souvent | (We remained friends, we often talk) |
Semicolon | Je cherche du boulot, je parle; j'étudie rien | (I search for work, I speak; I study nothing) |
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