The weird connector word Dont The weird connector word

Dont Dont (meaning of which or whom) is used when you wind up saying something involving a « de » at the end of the sentence. Remember, « de » means of or from. This is the general concept: Here is the pen I dream(rêver) of. Let’s translate literally: « voici le stylo je rêve de. » THE DE CANNOT COME LAST, replace it with a dont. « voici le stylo je rêve dont. » Translation: « Here is the pen I dream of which. » Now, let’s rearrange it. « Here is the pen of which I dream. » en français: « voici le stylo dont je rêve .»

So, to simplify: It is the same general concept as lequel and goes in the same place.

Example 2: Here is the car I think of. Voici la voiture je pense de Voici la voiture je pense dont. (here is the car I think of which) Make it make sense. Voici la voiture dont je pense. (here is the car of which I think.

Let’s Try: Here is the pen I am thinking of. I like the car that you dream of. We are looking at the house that you dream of.

To make this more complicated Some expressions end in « de » in French that do NOT end in « of » in English. You just need to know them: Se souvenir de- to remember Faire semblance de- To pretend S’occuper de- To take care of Avoir envie de- to want Parler de – to talk about avoir besoin de – to need Défenser de – to forbid

Let’s try this one: That’s the car I remember! Translate literally: Voici la voiture je me souviens de. change it - Voici la voiture je me souviens dont. (here is the car I remember of which). voici la voiture dont je me souviens. (Here is the car that I remember).

One more: Here is the book I need! Translate: Voici le livre J’ai besoin de (here is the book I have need of). Change to dont - Voici le livre j’ai besoin dont (Here is the book I have need of which) rearrange to make sense voici le livre dont j’ai besoin (here’s the book of which I have need).

Try these: We buy the book that you need. You throw the cd that I want! CHALLENGE: He bought the house that I want!