DON'T MAKE THIS FRENCH MISTAKE! - Use "rendre" instead of "faire"

DON'T MAKE THIS FRENCH MISTAKE! - Use "rendre" instead of "faire" - French grammar tips

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5 жыл бұрын

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"You make me so mad", "You drive me crazy", "The food made me sick", "It made me lose control", "It wasted my time". How would you say these in French? Chances are you're using, or have used, "faire" to translate them. Whilst "faire" can work in some cases, there is a very simple rule to decide when to use "rendre" and actually, a lot of the time, you should be using "rendre" over "faire". Not because it's cooler, but it's actually correct and "faire" isn't.
Boost your grammar knowledge in today's video and let me know in the comments if it makes sense to you!
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@markhathaway9456 5 жыл бұрын

Again, this is something I've never seen anywhere else during my studies. Merci beaucoup. It will also help me to read or listen to French speakers.

@FrenchinPlainSight 5 жыл бұрын

THIS is why I make my videos. Thanks for pointing it out and I'm so happy to have helped

@Victor.Frigillana 2 жыл бұрын

@@FrenchinPlainSight I agree to that. These nuances helped me a lot understand French in a different paradigm.

@wudgee 2 жыл бұрын

Good video as always. Haven’t used rendre before but can use it now. Just me, but I can’t concentrate well with the music, lovely as it was. Nice clear teaching.

@StorytellingHeadshots 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I’m so grateful that the newer videos Alex is making have no music.

@detectivethinker3637 3 жыл бұрын

Learnt a lot from this video! I study French and German at University.

@FrenchinPlainSight 3 жыл бұрын

Two languages at once! I commend you! How did you find me?

@FrenchinPlainSight 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, faire cette vidéo m'a rendu fatigué. Hopefully you all are still with me! Did you know you can find me on Instagram where I post every day on the current theme of the week? A link is in the description!

@timotheelegrincheux2204 2 жыл бұрын

Ça rend dingue.

@shamalkaprabashini4278 3 ай бұрын

Pls explain how to use bring.

@bavneetkaur979 3 жыл бұрын

Vous avez bien expliqué monsieur, merci! Je le comprends maintenant.

@FrenchinPlainSight 3 жыл бұрын

Génial!

@futons100 Жыл бұрын

Merci pour celui ci

@FrenchinPlainSight Жыл бұрын

De rien ! Celle-ci (la vidéo est féminine)

@GavStaR79 5 жыл бұрын

Merci mec pour vos conseils.....ça m'a aidé !

@FrenchinPlainSight 5 жыл бұрын

👌 Ça me fait plaisir !

@camillea7697 2 жыл бұрын

Please WRITE your examples on the side as well as speaking them.

@jackiesmith324 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, very helpful.

@FrenchinPlainSight 5 жыл бұрын

Merci Jackie !

@kelsymelton6365 5 жыл бұрын

Partagé!

@iliveinacrowdedhouse368 4 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video

@bujjibabueedi1030 4 жыл бұрын

Merci

@FrenchinPlainSight 4 жыл бұрын

De rien !

@JRSOLO1974 4 жыл бұрын

Je suis nouveau débutant et maintenant je suis conscient que je fais beaucoup d'erreurs. Merci infiniment pour cette vidéo, Monsieur.

@lawrenceearle8773 3 жыл бұрын

What about rendre visite?

@JRSOLO1974 4 жыл бұрын

Bonjour Monsieur. Can I get the material of this lesson ? I still find difficulty to remember it so I really need your material. Thank you very much for all.

@FrenchinPlainSight 4 жыл бұрын

Sorry but there is no material. Just my messy notes hehe.

@MrVmalviya 4 жыл бұрын

Très bonne leçon mais je sais pas si vous auriez du parlé de 'rendre visit' dans la même vidéo ou est-ce que c'est une sujet complètement différente ?

@FrenchinPlainSight 4 жыл бұрын

Salut Vicky. "Rendre visite" ne figure pas dans cette vidéo ? Parce que ce n'est pas possible de parler de toute les utilisations de chaque verbe, probablement :). Tu as de la confusion par rapport à "rendre visite" ? Je peux essayer de t'aider.

@PedrSion 2 жыл бұрын

Est ce-que tu peux me rendre un service stp. Can you do me a favour please ? Tu me fais sentir… You make me feel…

@lawrenceearle8773 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I see that you have already answered this question below.

@mauricel5610 2 жыл бұрын

Is "S'Y REND" a word by itself?

@FrenchinPlainSight 2 жыл бұрын

S'y rendre would be the infinitive form. Je m'y rends = I go (there) as an example of a conjugated form.

@mauricel5610 2 жыл бұрын

@@FrenchinPlainSight My question why don't they use the verb ALLER? Thank you

@CapitaineGMC 2 жыл бұрын

@@mauricel5610 Hi there, in this case we can use both, they are synonyms. 'J'y vais' - I go (there) - or 'Je m'y rends' - I render myself (there), which is a very poor translation just to show you the difference of verb. 'Se rendre' as a synonym of 'aller' can sound a bit more formal, or high-level French. 'Aller' is more basic, simpler in a way.