Topic: French

"I was finishing my work when he told me that."

Translation:Je finissais mon travail quand il m'a dit ça.

April 16, 2018

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/claude295345
  • 146

" cela " is rejected when it is the correct translation. "ça" is a contraction of "cela".

April 16, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/JorWat
  • 617

'cela' is still being rejected.

May 15, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/AabLevellen

    I wonder about that too. Is it a misstake to report, or is it the only way it is said.

    April 25, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/john_treehugger
    • 21

    Well I just reported it.

    July 22, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Mija438073
    • 328

    How about 'j'etais en train de finir mon travail'?

    October 13, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/jacob_garofalo
    • 915

    Why not 'disait' here?

    October 17, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Linda4406

      Same problem, "cela."

      August 31, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Gordon964264
      • 497

      cela still wrong. Il nous faut une explication

      February 5, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/UnaDonna213779
      • 37

      WHAT IS WRONG WITH CELA?????

      March 26, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/A_Copeland
      • 758

      What's wrong with "il me l'a dit"? How does that differ in sense from the translation here?

      April 9, 2019
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