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New Year in Algeria: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être'

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Muuqaalka casharka

Muuqaalku weli diyaar ma aha.

Bogagga casharka

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Faahfaahinta casharka

Natiijada casharka

I can use the perfect tense with the correct part of 'avoir' or 'être' to describe New Year in Algeria.

Muuji qoraalka
[a] is pronounced as in 'animal'. The tu and il/elle forms of 'avoir' contain [a]. [è/ê] is pronounced as in 'tête'. The tu and il/elle forms of 'être' contain [è/ê]. Vowels with circumflex accents often show removal of letters from French words of Latin origin. English retains the 's'. Most verbs take ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense, but movement verbs and 'rester' take ‘être’.

Warqadda shaqada

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Imtixaannada

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