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   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 16/06/2024 à 09:25, HenHanna a écrit :   
   >   
   > The verb "donner" (to give) in the present subjunctive mood has   
   > different conjugations for both informal (tutoyement) and formal   
   > (vouvoiement) address in French. Here's a breakdown:   
   >   
   > Tutoyer (Informal)   
   >   
   > Singular:   
   >   
   > Je donne que: I give that   
   > Tu donnes que: You give that   
   > Il/Elle/On donne que: He/She/It/One gives that   
   >   
   > Plural:   
   >         Nous donnions que: We give that   
   >         Vous donniez que: You give that (formal)   
   >         Ils/Elles donnent que: They give that   
   >   
   >   
   > Vouvoiement (Formal)   
   >   
   > Singular:   
   > Je donne que: I give that   
   > Vous donniez que: You give that   
   > Il/Elle/On donne que: He/She/It/One gives that   
   >   
   > Plural:   
   >         Nous donnions que: We give that   
   >         Vous donniez que: You give that   
   >         Ils/Elles donnent que: They give that   
   >   
   >   
   > Key Differences:   
   >   
   > Second-person singular: The main difference lies in the second-person   
   > singular conjugation. In tutoyer, it's "tu donnes," while in   
   > vouvoiement, it's "vous donniez."   
   >   
   > Third-person plural: Both tutoyer and vouvoiement use the same   
   > conjugation for the third-person plural: "ils/elles donnent." [...]   
      
   At bottom, 'tu' is singular and 'vous' is plural. In the present   
   subjunctive, the conjugation is always 'tu donnes' and 'vous donniez'.   
   These straightforward forms would be used when addressing, for instance,   
   one young child or a whole class of young children.   
      
   'Vous' in the singular is a layer on top of that, a polite convention   
   that doesn't affect the underlying conjugation.   
      
   The third-person conjugation is unaffected because 'tu' and 'vous' are   
   second-person pronouns.   
      
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