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As his own…
This is moving. I would hope that I could love others the way I love my own children. I suppose anything is possible.
I wanted to highlight this phrase not just for that passing fancy mentioned above, but also because it is a structure that interests me. This is definitely one of those times where a teacher will be necessary.
This structure seems different from how we say it in English. I often like these structures the most, they force us out of our English:French or English:(whatever language) phase and get us into French:French.
Chinese has one structure that is basically the English passive voice (the 把 structure for those wondering), however it is used all the time. If you stay in translation mode, it just doesn’t compute and can cause breakdowns.
This structure for “les siens” isn’t that intense. But it is interesting to me and I wanted to highlight. I’ll bookmark it as something to come back to. That’s all for now.
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Ensemble, ils forment donc une véritable famille recomposée et Monet élève les enfants d’Alice comme les siens.
Il adore jardiner et il crée lui-même un magnifique jardin fleuri. Il considère son jardin comme sa plus belle peinture.
Together, they therefore form a real blended family and Monet raises Alice’s children as his own.
He loves to garden and he creates a beautiful flower garden himself. He considers his garden as his most beautiful painting.
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famille recomposée
comme les siens
lui-même
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