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What does Tu voudrais bien avoir un berlingot? Eh bien, tu n'en auras pas! Na! mean?
What does Tu voudrais bien avoir un berlingot? Eh bien, tu n'en auras pas! Na! mean?
I understand what the sentence means. I just want to know two things:
1. Why don't we say "tu n'en auras pas un"? In positive, we will say "t'en aurai un", right?
2. What does Na! mean here? How do we use it?
Merci d'avance!
1. Why don't we say "tu n'en auras pas un"? In positive, we will say "t'en aurai un", right?
2. What does Na! mean here? How do we use it?
Merci d'avance!
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"tu n'en auras pas"
means none
"tu n'en auras pas un"
suggest that you'll get another quantity
"na" is a childish word to nag someone.
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"tu n'en auras pas"
means none
"tu n'en auras pas un"
suggest that you'll get another quantity
"na" is a childish word to nag someone.
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@al_dodo
1.
Tu en auras un.
Tu n’en auras pas.
Tu n’en auras pas un mais deux.
2.
≈ so there!
Only young children say that. Or adults when they want to sound childish.
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@Soankale Merci!! Tu n'en auras pas un mais deux - you won't get one but (you will get) two? That's a funny way to say it! I was thinking it may look like Tu n'en auras pas un mais tu en auras un. Maybe it looks too redundant haha.
Also now I know tu en can't be abbreviated as t'en!
Btw I never heard of "so there!" Thanks for the lesson XD
Also now I know tu en can't be abbreviated as t'en!
Btw I never heard of "so there!" Thanks for the lesson XD
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@al_dodo
you won't get one but (you will get) two? ✅ that’s exactly what it means.
Tu n'en auras pas un mais tu en auras un. ??? I’m not sure what you mean here. It’s not just redundant, it doesn’t
really make sense.
Also now I know tu en can't be abbreviated as t'en! -> it can, orally, but it’s informal (as usual when you omit the negation)
Btw I never heard of "so there!" Thanks for the lesson XD : me neither, I searched « na » on Wordreference and that’s what it said. I usually trust this app but if you’ve never heard this… 🤔
I had never wondered how to translate na into English before 😅.
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@Soankale Sorry I didn't have much good sleep last night (actually no sleep at all😅) so my brain is a bit messy here. I wanted to say Tu n'en auras pas un mais tu en auras deux. Is this redundant and people don't usually talk like this?
So you mean t'en can only be used when we want to express negation?
I googled "so there" and it seemed legit! Language is funny and we learn new things every day, eh? XD
So you mean t'en can only be used when we want to express negation?
I googled "so there" and it seemed legit! Language is funny and we learn new things every day, eh? XD
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@al_dodo
Tu n'en auras pas un mais tu en auras deux. Ok then 😄. Yes, that’s still redundant so no, we just say Tu n'en auras pas un mais deux.
J’ai pas mangé un burger mais de la salade.
Il n’habitent pas un appartement mais une maison.
Elle n’est pas chinoise mais coréenne.
So you mean t'en can only be used when we want to express negation?
No, what I meant is « t’en » instead of « tu n’es » is doubly informal:
- you skip « ne »
- you shorten « tu ».
But you may very well say
T’es belle
T’es parti sans rien dire ?
T’es pas fatigué de travailler jour et nuit ?
T’es censé parler anglais couramment…
Etc.
All of these are informal as you are supposed to say « tu es » for each sentence but that’s what we say orally all the time.
I’m glad I can still rely on Wordreference 😅
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@Soankale Understood! Merci beaucoup!
And Wordreference is a good place! I also read posts there from time to time. I feel there is no "authority" in language, only "common sense", created by well...the most popular opinions! So it doesn't hurt to listen to different voices :P
And Wordreference is a good place! I also read posts there from time to time. I feel there is no "authority" in language, only "common sense", created by well...the most popular opinions! So it doesn't hurt to listen to different voices :P
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