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Je prétexterai une affaire quelconque, |
I shall feign some kind of business. |
9. Quelque, in the sense of some, is variable:
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Il a quelque mérite, Je lui ai donné quelques pièces d'argent, |
He has some merit. I have given him some pieces of money. |
10. Quelque, in the sense of about, is invariable:
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J'ai perdu quelque trois cents dollars, |
I have lost about three hundred dollars. |
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11. Tel homme, such man. Telle femme, such woman. |
Tels travaux, such works. Telles fleurs, such flowers. |
12. Tout, meaning every, varies only for the feminine:
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Tout homme doit faire son devoir, Toute ville a ses magistrats, |
Every man ought to do his duty. Every city has its officers. |
13. Tout, meaning all, varies in gender and number:
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Tout le monde, all mankind--everybody. Toute la terre, all the earth. |
Tous mes enfants, all my children. Toutes ses lettres, all his letters. |