Always had trouble with conjugations where the subject wasn't obvious.
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Always had trouble with conjugations where the subject wasn't obvious.
This goes for English too, I'm really really good at conjugations when I know what the subject of the sentence is, however in languages like French and Italian it's not always that obvious and sometimes they omit the subject all together. (Italian more than French). Are there general language tips on helping with this? This isn't a French or Italian specifically. I have this trouble in English as well. This could be holding back my progress somewhat in French. I am not really learning Italian, it's a language I know that would give me problems if I tried learning it.
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Re: Always had trouble with conjugations where the subject wasn't obvious.
With Spanish, I look at the verb to see how it's conjugated: the verb will generally tell who is doing the action. This is also true with English and French to an extent, but it's not as obvious because multiple persons might have the same verb (I have, you have, we have, etc). Context is also a very useful tool, and in some languages without person-specific conjugations (like Japanese), you have to rely on context.
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