French Text:
Le propriétaire du magasin derrière le comptoir regarde la femme et lui demande si elle a besoin d'aide. La cliente répond : "Je ne fais que regarder. Je ne veux rien acheter."
English Translation:
The shop owner behind the counter looks at the woman and asks if she needs help. The customer says: "I'm just looking. I don't want to buy anything."
Le propriétaire du magasin derrière le comptoir regarde la femme et lui demande si elle a besoin d'aide. La cliente répond : "Je ne fais que regarder. Je ne veux rien acheter."
English Translation:
The shop owner behind the counter looks at the woman and asks if she needs help. The customer says: "I'm just looking. I don't want to buy anything."
| Grammar Notes: The French sentence you've provided is a complex sentence with multiple parts, describing a scene in a store. Let's break it down into its components and translate each part: 1. Le propriétaire du magasin - "The store owner" - Le - A definite article in French, used here for masculine singular nouns, translating to "the" in English. - propriétaire - A masculine singular noun meaning "owner." - du - A contraction of "de" (of) + "le" (the), translating to "of the" in English. It indicates possession. - magasin - A masculine singular noun meaning "store." 2. derrière le comptoir - "behind the counter" - derrière - A preposition meaning "behind." - le - A definite article, as above. - comptoir - A masculine singular noun meaning "counter." 3. regarde la femme - "looks at the woman" - regarde - The third person singular present indicative form of "regarder," meaning "to look at." The infinitive form is "regarder." - la - A definite article for feminine singular nouns, translating to "the." - femme - A feminine singular noun meaning "woman." 4. et lui demande si elle a besoin d'aide - "and asks her if she needs help" - et - A conjunction meaning "and." - lui demande - "asks her." "Demander" is the verb meaning "to ask." Here, "lui" is an indirect object pronoun referring to "the woman." - si - A conjunction meaning "if." - elle - A subject pronoun meaning "she." - a besoin - "needs." "Avoir besoin de" is the expression meaning "to need." "A" is the third person singular present of "avoir" (to have). - d'aide - "of help." "De" (of) + "aide" (help). 5. La cliente répond : "Je ne fais que regarder. Je ne veux rien acheter." - "The customer replies: 'I'm just looking. I don't want to buy anything.'" - La cliente - "The customer" (feminine form). - répond - The third person singular present indicative form of "répondre," meaning "to reply." The infinitive form is "répondre." - Je ne fais que regarder - "I'm just looking." - Je - "I." - ne...que - A negation structure meaning "only" or "just." - fais - The first person singular present indicative form of "faire," meaning "to do" or "to make." The infinitive form is "faire." - regarder - "to look," as above. - Je ne veux rien acheter - "I don't want to buy anything." - ne...rien - A negation structure meaning "nothing." - veux - The first person singular present indicative form of "vouloir," meaning "to want." The infinitive form is "vouloir." - acheter - "to buy." This sentence sets a scene in a store where the owner, standing behind the counter, observes a woman and inquires if she requires assistance. The customer clarifies she is merely browsing and has no intention of making a purchase. |
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