menu
Tatoeba
language
Register Log in
language English
menu
Tatoeba

chevron_right Register

chevron_right Log in

Browse

chevron_right Show random sentence

chevron_right Browse by language

chevron_right Browse by list

chevron_right Browse by tag

chevron_right Browse audio

Community

chevron_right Wall

chevron_right List of all members

chevron_right Languages of members

chevron_right Native speakers

search
clear
swap_horiz
search

Sentence #778922

info_outline Metadata
warning
Your sentence was not added because the following already exists.
Sentence #{{vm.sentence.id}} — belongs to {{vm.sentence.user.username}} Sentence #{{vm.sentence.id}}
{{vm.sentence.furigana.info_message}} {{vm.sentence.text}}
star This sentence belongs to a native speaker.
warning This sentence is not reliable.
content_copy Copy sentence info Go to sentence page
subdirectory_arrow_right
warning
{{transcription.info_message}}
Translations
Unlink this translation link Make into direct translation chevron_right
{{translation.furigana.info_message}} {{translation.text}} Existing sentence #{{::translation.id}} has been added as a translation.
edit Edit this translation
warning This sentence is not reliable.
content_copy Copy sentence info Go to sentence page
subdirectory_arrow_right
warning
{{transcription.info_message}}
Translations of translations
Unlink this translation link Make into direct translation chevron_right
{{translation.furigana.info_message}} {{translation.text}} Existing sentence #{{::translation.id}} has been added as a translation.
edit Edit this translation
warning This sentence is not reliable.
content_copy Copy sentence info Go to sentence page
subdirectory_arrow_right
warning
{{transcription.info_message}}
{{vm.expandableIcon}} {{vm.sentence.expandLabel}} Fewer translations

Comments

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais March 4, 2011 March 4, 2011 at 10:01:47 PM UTC link Permalink

I'll*

sysko sysko March 4, 2011 March 4, 2011 at 10:20:05 PM UTC link Permalink

even if i mean that "this was the last sentence i was using Frnch with you" ?

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais March 5, 2011 March 5, 2011 at 1:09:35 AM UTC link Permalink

Correct.

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais March 5, 2011 March 5, 2011 at 1:13:08 AM UTC link Permalink

"I stop" is 一般现在时. It means you do the action on a habitual, regular basis.

sysko sysko March 5, 2011 March 5, 2011 at 3:52:00 AM UTC link Permalink

ok thanks for the explanation :)

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais March 5, 2011 March 5, 2011 at 11:55:30 AM UTC link Permalink

Isn't "I've quit/stopped" == "J'avais arrêté"? In any case, I just went ahead and added another translation. The meaning is 差不多, it's just the tense that bothers me.

saeb saeb March 5, 2011 March 5, 2011 at 6:42:03 PM UTC link Permalink

(same here..."I've quit" implies you already did for a while now [@feudrenais: welcome back btw^^])

sysko sysko March 5, 2011 March 5, 2011 at 9:17:47 PM UTC link Permalink

hmmm in some conxtext the french sentence can work for both.

FeuDRenais FeuDRenais March 5, 2011 March 5, 2011 at 11:01:48 PM UTC link Permalink

Btw, "quit" (at least to me) might have the underlying meaning that you got fed up with talking French to the guy and so stopped using it (sort of like "I've given up on speaking French with you because your French sucks", or something of the sort...)

But this might just be my interpretation.

(@saeb: Thanks. Glad to see that you've kept yourself out of trouble.)

(@sysko: I hope you're still alive and well in the PRC. You seem to be.)

Metadata

close

Sentence text

License: CC BY 2.0 FR

Logs

This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #778921J'arrête de te parler en français..

I stop using French with you.

added by sysko, March 4, 2011

linked by sysko, March 4, 2011

I've quit using French with you.

edited by sysko, March 5, 2011