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[JHF1870]

Okay, I think I sort of get it. One more question, perhaps very similar. I read the following:

For all verbs, the form for ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’ follows the same
sound as ‘I’. For example, for ‘he can’ think of ‘I can’.

I don't understand what they're saying here at all. Could you elaborate?

They share the same sound.

Je dois
il doit
diff spelling same sound

 

[Engimal]

They share the same sound.

Je dois
il doit
diff spelling same sound

Oh, I was reading it in a completely wrong context.
Thanks for your help!

 

[Thumpy]

Engimal give Memrise a go if you haven't already. Great tool for learning vocab, specifically infinitive verbs.

 

[Engimal]

Engimal give Memrise a go if you haven't already. Great tool for learning vocab, specifically infinitive verbs.

Cheers, I'll look into it. I've been a bit lazy with my learning in the last week or so but I've lasted a lot longer than I thought I would when I started learning in early January.

 

[LB#16]

I've been learning Italian casually for a while now and I have tried them all. Duolingo is good for kids but that's about it. Rosetta Stone is the same but ridiculously expensive. Memrise is like Duolingo but much better and is very handy for on the go. Fluenz is the best program I've used by far. It's pricey ($360 or so) but if you're 100% serious it works really well. Teaches you real life conversations like in a restaurant or catching a cab. Also features a tutor who shows you how each sentence is constructed.

I use Fluenz and Memrise and I would recommend them to anyone trying to learn a second language.

 

[Engimal]

Question for anyone knowledgeable in French.

Why is "Je vais me dépêcher" used over "Je vais dépêcher"?

I would have thought that 'me' wouldn't me necessary due to using 'je vais'.

EDIT:

I guess the literal translation would be "I am going to hurry myself," so it does make sense. However is "je vais dépêcher" still acceptable to use?

 

[JHF1870]

depecher is reflexive, se depecher, se laver, se dormir, se coucher, se rever etc. sadly you need to learn them. But as a general rule anything you do to yourself
you could also use
je me depecherai

i will hurry myself

 

[Engimal]

depecher is reflexive, se depecher, se laver, se dormir, se coucher, se rever etc. sadly you need to learn them. But as a general rule anything you do to yourself
you could also use
je me depecherai

i will hurry myself

So because it's reflexive, it should have an object/person to which it is directed?

In other words, should I always assume the sentence (for example) is: "I am going to wash myself" rather than "I am going to wash"?