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"me dire" vs "dites-moi"?
Quelle est la difference entre l'utilisation "me dire" ou "dites-moi". Qui est le correct conjugaison, et pourquoi?
Merci!
What is the difference between using the form "vous me dites" instead of "dites-moi", for example? When would be an appropriate time to use the "dites-moi", if ever?
Thanks!
Jun 2, 2014 7:25 PM
Answers · 4
Dites-moi is "tell me" (this is a kind of order) whereas "vous me dites..." is "you tell me..." (it's only stating some said something).
You will use "dites-moi" a lot more than the other. You could say for example "dites-moi, quelle heure est-il ?" (tell me, what time is it?).By the way, "dites" is polite or plural, you may want to use "dis-moi" with your friends.
June 2, 2014
Dites-moi is in the imperative, where as the other one, vous me dites, is in the present.
June 2, 2014
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