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- "Je veux un livre."
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Should the x in "veux" be pronounced here since it is followed by a vowel? Would it be pronounced voiced (z) or nonvoiced (s)?
I knew that "livre" also means "pound" and tried that. What I didn't know is that the weight is feminine while the book is masculine. That will teach me to look at the options under the words.
My mum wont take me to the library and my school doesnt have books i like so JE VEUX UN LIVRE!
"Vouloir" in the present tense: Je veux, tu veux, il/elle/on veut, nous voulons, vous voulez, ils/elles veulent.
If this was in English wouldn't "I would like a book" be an acceptable translation? Or am I mistaking that for "je voudrais"?? Thanks in advance for any clarification!
Yeah 'I would like' 'Je voudrais'is distinctly different from 'Je veux' I want.
@Meghan Callaghan
"I would like a book" would be more polite anyway. You are not mistaking it for "je voudrais". It's just "I want a book".
Je veux, tu veux, il/elle/on veut, nous voulons, vous voulez, ils/elles veulent
I keep getting these ones wrong for putting "i would like" rather than "i want" and its understandable but sometimes frustrating. Its these phrases that feel like more memorization than real comprehension but i'm sure it will make more sense later as i learn more context. it almost always does.
General comment: I read somewhere on duolingo that if you want to see the conjugation of a verb, place your cursor on the verb and click the 'conjugate' button. I can't find it anywhere. Anyone know how to do this?
You can only find it on the computer version. However to access this you need to be on the discussion page and double click on the verb within the sentence on the top of the page. This will bring up a list of sentences using the verb followed by the conjugations. However I bookmarked the following link and find it easier to get to and use. http://www.conjugation-fr.com/conjugate.php?verb=aller&x=0&y=0
"Vouloir" (je veux, tu veux, il/elle/on veut, nous voulons, vous voulez, ils/elles veulent) = to want
"To choose" = choisir (je choisis, tu choisis, il/elle/on choisit, nous choississons, vous choisissez, ils/elles choisissent).
After more than 20 attempts to say "je veux un livre" the only way I could get past this question was to press the playback button. :(
What is the difference between saying I want and I would like when asking for a book?
There is no such rule that nouns ending in -e should be feminine. "Un livre" is masculine.
