Topic: French
https://www.duolingo.com/GiantMonkey

"Tu lis une lettre ?"

  • 26
December 31, 2012

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/GiantMonkey
  • 26

Why wouldn't it be "Lis-tu une lettre?"

December 31, 2012
https://www.duolingo.com/italoraony

    "Lis-tu" would be a more formal way.

    January 3, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/GiantMonkey
    • 26

    Thanks, good to know I am thinking correctly.

    January 3, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/neithermightier

      If "Tu lis une lettre?" is "Do you read a letter?", inquisitive, what would be "You read a letter", declarative?

      Put otherwise, what, if anything, indicates that this is a question, besides punctuation and inflection?

      January 6, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/italoraony

        Nothing. Punctuation and inflection (and context in some cases) would be the determinant for whether it's a question or an affirmation.

        January 6, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/catszymusiak

          how can you tell lit from lis in the audio

          February 1, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/GiantMonkey
          • 26

          I believe it is just knowing that it's Tu lis, je lis, il lit, elle lit type of thing. I can't hear any difference.

          February 1, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/yezi629

            I can't recognize "une" in this audio

            February 3, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/junio

              There are definitely issues with the way that the audio relays on this site; there are many words that are very vague to distinguish, if you can hear them at all.

              February 10, 2013
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