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Quote (annexusquam @ Jun 16 2016 10:03pm)
it translates literally to "howdoyou call yourself"

comment vousappelez-vous


we just got there but thank you for the assurance :p
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Omelette du fromage
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Reflexive verbs don't always literally mean someone doing something to oneself. It has a passive meaning--so for example s'appeller literally means "to be called", and not "to call oneself".
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Quote (Nemy @ Jun 16 2016 10:06pm)
Omelette du fromage


omelette some cheese
why not omelette avec du fromage?
can you attach cheese like in english, where we say cheese pizza instead of "pizza with cheese"
and then why wouldn't it just be fromage omelette
i don't know these things :(

Quote (Nathan @ Jun 16 2016 10:07pm)
Reflexive verbs don't always literally mean someone doing something to oneself. It has a passive meaning--so for example s'appeller literally means "to be called", and not "to call oneself".


i don't think this answers any of my questions though :o

This post was edited by ringo794 on Jun 16 2016 09:10pm
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Quote (ringo794 @ Jun 17 2016 05:09am)
omelette some cheese
why not omelette avec du fromage?


omelette au fromage is more natural


Quote (ringo794 @ Jun 17 2016 05:09am)

can you attach cheese like in english, where we say cheese pizza instead of "pizza with cheese"


no
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Quote (ringo794 @ Jun 16 2016 08:09pm)
omelette some cheese
why not omelette avec du fromage?
can you attach cheese like in english, where we say cheese pizza instead of "pizza with cheese"
and then why wouldn't it just be fromage omelette
i don't know these things :(


In English you can use nouns as adjectives without any change in spelling or sentence structure. You can't in French.

'Cheese omelette' in French is actually 'omelette au fromage'. 'Omelette du fromage' would mean something absurd like an omelette that consisted only of cheese.
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omelette au fromage is more natural




no


omelette au fromage? the only definition of au that I know is to mean to
as in parle au le garcon which my not be grammatically correct but gives the idea.
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Quote (Nathan @ Jun 16 2016 10:11pm)
In English you can use nouns as adjectives without any change in spelling or sentence structure. You can't in French.

'Cheese omelette' in French is actually 'omelette au fromage'. 'Omelette du fromage' would mean something absurd like an omelette that consisted only of cheese.


what does omelette au fromage mean literally? you taught me the one that is wrong :mad:
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