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19:47 Jan 19, 2016 |
French language (monolingual) [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / proposition legislative | |||||
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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 19:09 | ||||
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4 +3 | whether they are... or ... |
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que... ils soient ... ou whether they are... or ... Explanation: You need to treat the formula as a whole; the use of the subjunctive 'soient' indicates the intended meaning of 'whether'; In 'proper' EN, we too would use the subjunctive "whether they be...", but I doubt that would go down terribly well these days! |
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