HELP! How to explain the french word "dont" in English? this word really drive me crazy..
I`ve learned it in my french class, I`ve searched it in the dictionary, but still found it`s hard to really understand this word.
BTW..in the beginning, as a native chinese speaker, I would like to seek some "master"s who could give the answer in chinese, but I`m afraid it`s too hard..so English will do the work too.
S`il vous plait! J`ai vraiment besoin d`aide..
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It can also mean "including"
Dans la classe il y avait dix enfants DONT trois filles.
In the class there were 10 children INCLUDING 3 girls
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A good start is to try thinking of 'dont' as meaning 'of which' or 'of whom'.
For example 'Le sujet dont je parle' is, literally translated, 'The subject of which I'm speaking', and 'La personne dont je parle' is 'The person of of whom I'm speaking.'
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Verb, Adjective, Adverb - You should always "ask" DE, if there is a "DE" in the question, there will be a "dont"
Le voyage dont elle est contente. --- Elle est contente (Adjectif) DE quoi???
C'est la clé dont elle a besoin - Elle a besoin (locution verbale - avoir besoin de) DE quoi???
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in fact, it's very easy :
je parle de cette personne --> la personne dont je parle
j'aime les cours de ce professeur ---> c'est le professeur dont j'aime les cours
if there is "de" in the first part, in the second one, there must be "dont".
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"Dont" has different meanings. You should include a bit of context.
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