Difference between revisions of "As"
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− | :'''As''' I was parking I realized I had forgotten my cellphone. | + | :'''As''' I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my cellphone. ''En me garant, je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié mon portable.'' |
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[[Category: 100-en]] | [[Category: 100-en]] |
Revision as of 01:15, 14 March 2020
Correlator
Equivalence
- as ADJ as = aussi ADJ que
- as ADV as = aussi ADV que
- as many Ns as = autant de N que
- as much N as = autant de N que
- The first correlator can be replaced with so, though this is very marked (and rare).
Reason
- As I was on call anyway, I decided to go in to work. --> Puisque/Comme j'étais d'astreinte de toutes façons, j'ai décidé d'aller bosser.
Marker of simultaneity
- As I was parking, I realized I had forgotten my cellphone. En me garant, je me suis rendu compte que j'avais oublié mon portable.