"Dis-le-lui tout de suite ou je le lui dis !"
Translation:Tell him right away, or I'm telling him!
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I wrote, "tell it to him right away or I am telling him". Does the "le" in "dis-le-lui" represent it or does it not?
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Yes, a better translation would be : "Tell him about it right away, or I'll tell him (about it)!
I'm surprised that "dis" is in present tense. I would have expected something like "..ou je vais le lui dire.." maybe? Is present tense required in this usage?
I don't believe so. Tell him what? The le refers to a previous statement, for example:
Le chef ne va pas lui donner la promotion. → "The boss is not going to promote him."
Dis-le-lui .... → "Tell him (about it) ... "
I welcome any corrections to this reasoning.
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you are right... but in this case, we can say : "dis-lui tout de suite ou je lui dis" (if every one knows about what we are speaking). IMHO this sentence is for learning (?) to use "le" and "lui" in the same sentence.
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It might perhaps be said in casual speech, but I don't think it is grammatically correct French to omit the Direct Object, is it?
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I don't know .... because in this case, the end of the sentence is implied (?) "Dis lui tout de suite (ce que tu as à lui dire) ou je lui dis". (of course it is not the duolingo's sentence)
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'Tell it to him straight away or I am telling him' marked wrong. I am SO tired of this tedious topic with it's many weird English translations and inconsistencies.
right away is synonymous with immediately, correct? Why are the English translations so literal?
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Because Duolingo has replaced the people who cared about the quality of the course content with people who don't.
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The woman speaker says something like"tou" i.s.o. "ou". The speaking is set too fast: not comprehensive!
tell him about it right away or I'm telling him marked wrong. In previous exercise I was marked wrong for leaving out "it" which was implied. Does "dis-le-lui" translate to tell him it or not
