On 6 ao=FBt, 10:35, Andre Majorel <che...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 2007-08-05, Karen in MN <> wrote:
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> > I seem to recall being told (either by my teacher or through
> > another book, I don't quite remember which) that when you are
> > referring to body parts, you use the definite article rather
> > than a possessive. For example, "les yeux" rather than "ses
> > yeux", "le bra" rather than "mon bra", "le tete" rather than
> > "mon tete".
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> > However, I could swear that in some movies and some songs that
> > the possessive is used, and I think I even heard that when I
> > was in Paris (yay, I finally got there!!!)
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> > Which is right? Is there ever a time when it is proper to say
> > "mes yeux" instead of "les yeux", did I just hear that wrong,
> > or is it one of those things that people use in conversation
> > that isn't necessarily proper (like leaving off the "ne" from
> > "ne . . . pas")?
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> Your source is generally correct.
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> MY head aches -> J'ai mal =E0 LA t=EAte
> He broke HIS arm -> Il s'est cass=E9 LE bras
> HER back hurts -> Elle a mal AU dos
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> However, the possessive can be used if the body part is the
> subject of the sentence. You could say "mes yeux me piquent"
> instead of "les yeux me piquent". "Son foie la fait souffrir, ma
> t=EAte me fait mal" sounds better than "le foie la fait souffrir,
> la t=EAte me fait mal".
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> Also, children use the possessive more readily. "J'ai mal =E0 ma
> t=EAte" is definitely incorrect. It could be baby talk, or an
> adult deliberately ignoring usage for comic effect.
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> --
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