"Don't stir with your hands; get a spoon."
Translation:Ne remue pas avec tes mains, prends une cuillère.
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Yes I would like to know if les can be used. I thought that was the most common construction.
------- all of us learners think that "les mains " is good here. so far, though, nobody has come out with a definitive yes . . .
Hit wrong button - where talking about someone else's hand (tes main) not their own (les mains).
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Well, i used the infinitive in my comment, but i had in fact used the imperative in my answer. The point is that if i were in this situation, i would use the verb 'chercher' and i don't know if it would be wrong.
------- if you don't post your whole response, we don't get a chance to see that maybe something else was wrong, too . . .
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I'm not sure that it's accepted, but the imperative form for tu = cherche (verbs ending in -er take 3rd person singular for tu); for vous = cherchez.
"ne remuez pas avec les mains; prenez une cuillère" - marked Wrong. is this because I used 'les' instead of 'tes' or or because I opted for the plural 'remuez' ? Reported, anyway!
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Crap hints again. Although, honestly, it makes more sense to stir something with your fingers (doigts) and not with your hands (mains).
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The translation suggested for 'avec les mains' is 'avec les doigts' - but I was marked wrong for using this
You must decide whether you want to address this person politely (remuez) or not (prends). You can't mix the two when addressing the same person in one sentence.
