Difference between revisions of "How"
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*How are you doing? <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">comment vas-tu?</span> | *How are you doing? <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">comment vas-tu?</span> | ||
| − | *How do you do? <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">comment allez-vous? | + | *How do you do? <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">comment allez-vous?</span> <span style="font-size:72%">used only when you meet someone for the first time '''ever'''</span> |
*How is it going? <span style="font-style:italic;color:#AAA;">(comment)</span> <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">ça va?</span> | *How is it going? <span style="font-style:italic;color:#AAA;">(comment)</span> <span style="font-style:italic;color:#777;">ça va?</span> | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 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?
