Difference between revisions of "How"

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==Derived words==
 
==Derived words==
 
*however  <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">1. pourtant, en revanche, 2. peu importe comment</span>
 
*however  <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">1. pourtant, en revanche, 2. peu importe comment</span>
*howsoever
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*howsoever <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">de quelque manière que ce soit '''(à verifier... ??)''', quelconque</span>
*know-how
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*know-how <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">savoir</span>

Revision as of 14:49, 11 April 2020

How is a wh- word, which means that it marks something that is unknown. It is used when you want to know the method, the manner, or the way something is done, or is going.

  • How are you doing? comment vas-tu?
  • How do you do? comment allez-vous? used only when you meet someone for the first time ever
  • How is it going? (comment) ça va?
  • How can I get a refund? comment je fais pour me faire rembourser?
  • How can you tell if it is cooked? comment peut-on voir si c'est cuit?

It is used in combination with ADJ and ADV to ask about degree or measure.

  • How old is your car? Elle a quel âge, ta voiture?
  • I didn't realize just how cold it would get at night in the desert. Je ne me rendais pas compte jusqu'à quel degré il fait froid dans le desert la nuit.
  • How tall are you?
  • How much will it cost?
  • How often do you see your family?
  • I don't know how good this milk is. It's been open for several days.
  • It's amazing how small computers have become in my lifetime.


Indirect questions

  • I don't know how to fix this bug.
  • We haven't figured out how to fix the bug.
  • I don't understand how this got broken.


Derived words

  • however 1. pourtant, en revanche, 2. peu importe comment
  • howsoever de quelque manière que ce soit (à verifier... ??), quelconque
  • know-how savoir