"Il a mangé huit grands poissons avec son ami."
Translation:He ate eight big fish with his friend.
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I learned my lesson some time ago - unless I'm REALLY sure, I listen to the slow version before submitting my answer. Saved me here for sure.
That's a good question about the position of grands, because it's an exception. Adjectives of size always go before the noun, except grand when you are talking about a person. Un grand homme is a great man. Un homme grand is a tall man. But as we are talking about fish and not people, the adjective of size goes before the noun. Regarding huit, remember you do not pronounce the "t" before a consonant, so it's a very short sound. If you listen a few times, you will hear it.
The selections did not include the correct spelling with the accent grave over the e
There is no accent option given to choose, so I chose mange and was told it was incorrect
I tried all possible selections in case mange with accent was hidden but no, well done little bird ALL selections were wrong. please rectify
I don't see why "grands" should not be "large" or "big" equally in the English translation. That makes all three correct.
Why is 'avoir' necessary in the sentence, if 'manger' is already indicatory of the past ?
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Composed-past always uses an auxiliary verb. It's usually avoir (certain verbs, and all reflexive verbs, take être instead) but it must be present. It's just like in (standard) English: We say "I have eaten the fish", not "[x]I eaten the fish".
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just because I left off the G DN accent, which this program has never taught me about, it was counted wrong. And there was no option to complain other than this discussion group.
It seems like a more literal translation would be: "He has eaten 8 big fish with his friend." I know "has eaten" and "ate" are very similar, but I was surprised.
