Topic: French

"I am fast."

Translation:Je suis rapide.

March 25, 2013

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Chefie

    why not 'je suis vite'?

    March 25, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
    Mod

      "vite" is not an adjective but an adverb.

      March 26, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/inermes

        i'm sorry, i'm not expert, but in wordrefereces http://www.wordreference.com/fren/vite vite id an adjective too

        October 25, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
        Mod

          I know, but it is ugly French (why change an adverb into an adjective, when you have an available adjective?)

          October 25, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/Svun7
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          • 84

          Why do you say that? http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/vite says it is, which is taken from Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, huitième édition, 1932-1935

          January 29, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
          Mod

            We don't use it any more in modern French, we use "rapide", which is a true adjective.

            January 29, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/FrancisBuahin

              I think a language that doesn't 'grow', dies. Am I right if I say Le français vivant?

              October 14, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/Svun7
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              • 84

              That seems like more of a statement about awkwardness than correctness.

              January 29, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/Svun7
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              • 84

              So I decided to ask a couple French folks at work and they confirmed that they see "vite" as an adverbe and not an adjective. They consider it incorrect, as you mention.

              January 29, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/TheCtrlmas

                GOTTA GO FAST

                August 28, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/mike_stoltenberg
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                J'ai la vitesse. ??

                September 30, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/Sitesurf
                Mod

                  Only if you mean "I have speed, you have endurance" (J'ai la vitesse, tu as l'endurance).

                  September 30, 2017
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