"Certains auteurs aiment ce livre."

Translation: Some authors like this book.

[lolaphilologist]

Why is "love" wrong?

[codeandcoffeh]

It shouldn't be. Report it.

[Edward305530]

In English the word "writer" can usually substitute for "author". Famous French writers agree.

[gitanes68]

Hmm! I wrote "Some writers like this book" and it was marked wrong. I do not think it is. It may well be that "auteurs" in French specifically refers to "authors" but in English "writers/authors" are interchangeable.

[RuxR7]

Shouldn't we hear a "z" sound between "certains" and "autours", and between "autours" and "aiment"? I know we generally do not say the "s" ending sounds in french, but I think I heard them when the following word started with a vowel in other exercises.

[mitaine56]

rux- But we hear it between certains and auteurs . certains auteurs aiment, don't have a liaison, because it forms a verbal group : subject + verb, EX : tu veux un café, elle écrit une lettre, il part avec sa copine, those 3 exemples don't need the liaison, it's forbidden between the subject and the verb.

[KATEJ15]

Only the aiment and probability to go on, really, not good on my audio at all

[papulaattori]

I had problems hearing/deducing they were speaking in plural, about several authors. What would be the best way to pick it up?

[nicoweng]

the singular and plural versions should both be right because you cannot hear the difference between aime and aiment and certain auteur v. certains auteurs

[ALd1Jt]

writers has always been accepted for "auteurs" previously but not now. Pourquoi? I'm beginning to lose the will to live.

[annacomrie]

in English saying...Certain authors are liking this book...is an accurate translation Duo.