What's the difference? (Quelle est la différence?)
Soyez = to be ?
Être = to be ?
Soyez vs. Être
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roxypalooza
March 8, 2014
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lancish
March 8, 2014
Isn't "soyez" an imperative (2nd person plural) form of etre, as in "Soyez calme!" Stay calm. I think also it is subjunctive, as - and I'm not sure -
"C'est importante que vous soyez calme", but I'm less sure about the subjunctive.
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toru e
March 8, 2014
Exactly as Lance M5 said: 'soyez' is the (vous) imperatíf of 'être' and the (vous) subjonctif présent. [Both examples, imperatíf and subjonctif présent, are correct.]
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lancish
March 8, 2014
Is the subjunctive presented in the first level (Premium) of Rocket French? I'm hearing it around me, I think, but I don't know when or how to use it.
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toru e
March 8, 2014
I don't remember it being "officially" presented in RF Premium (maybe as part of a dialogue, but not in the "Language and Culture" section as a grammar lesson).
It's presented as part of RF Premium Plus where you get two modules under "Language and Culture" dedicated to it (13.6-13.7) and another three modules in RF Platinum (22.7-22.9).
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roxypalooza
March 8, 2014
Imperatíf et subjonctif... yikes! Je vais attendre pour ces leçons.
Merci pour l'information, toru25.
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lancish
March 9, 2014
Thanks toru25, I'm glad it's soon. We are thinking of buying in Paris, and therefore are writing various Imobiliers, and their responses are a bit flowery and tend to include the subjonctif - or the conditional, or both! So I need help soon!
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toru e
March 9, 2014
Ha! That makes complete sense because it would be the structure you would use for hypothetical scenarios (if you have pets, do major demolition, etc.) :)
Bon courage ! Les appartements à Paris sont plus chers que les mêmes à (la ville de) New York où j'habite.
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lancish
March 9, 2014
Oui, très cher et aussi il n'y a pas de "multiple listing" - il y a des centaines d'agents immobiliers, chacun avec leur propre ensemble d'annonces.