يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَوْبَةً نَصُوحًا عَسَى رَبُّكُمْ أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَيُدْخِلَكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ.سورة التحريم8.
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Demander une question - French Mistake
French mistakes analyzed and explained
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Mistakes will always be made in French, and now you can learn from them.x
الأخطاء غالبا ما ترتكب في تعلم اللغة الفرنسية، و لكن الآن آن الأوان للتعلم منها.
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wrong: Demander une question
Right:Poser une question
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Explanation: The french verb demander has several tricky aspects to it.x
Perhaps most importantly,it is a faux ami-x
it doesn't mean "to demand," but rather "to ask"
Il m'a demandé pourquoi.x
He asked me why.x
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Demander quelque chose à quelqu'un means "to ask someone for something."x
Note that in French there is no preposition in front of the thing being asked for, but there is a preposition in front of the person being asked:x
Je vais demander un stylo à Michel.x
I'm going to ask Michel for a pen.x
And finally, demander can't be used with the word question - "to ask a question" in French is poser une question:x
Puis-je te poser une question ?x
Can I ask you a question?x
Other ways to say "ask a question" in French are adresser une question (à quelqu'un) and formuler une question.x
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وَ تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ.سورة النور 31.
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Demander une question - French Mistake
French mistakes analyzed and explained
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Mistakes will always be made in French, and now you can learn from them.x
الأخطاء غالبا ما ترتكب في تعلم اللغة الفرنسية، و لكن الآن آن الأوان للتعلم منها.
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wrong: Demander une question
Right:Poser une question
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Explanation: The french verb demander has several tricky aspects to it.x
Perhaps most importantly,it is a faux ami-x
it doesn't mean "to demand," but rather "to ask"
Il m'a demandé pourquoi.x
He asked me why.x
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Demander quelque chose à quelqu'un means "to ask someone for something."x
Note that in French there is no preposition in front of the thing being asked for, but there is a preposition in front of the person being asked:x
Je vais demander un stylo à Michel.x
I'm going to ask Michel for a pen.x
And finally, demander can't be used with the word question - "to ask a question" in French is poser une question:x
Puis-je te poser une question ?x
Can I ask you a question?x
Other ways to say "ask a question" in French are adresser une question (à quelqu'un) and formuler une question.x
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وَ تُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ.سورة النور 31.