were hyphening
Past progressive conjugation of hyphen.
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hyphen
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
a. le trait d'union (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Use a hyphen to form the compound adjective in English.Utilisez un trait d'union pour former un adjectif composé en anglais.
b. le tiret du 6 (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Do we need to add a hyphen here between "il peut" and "être méchant"? - No, because we're not using the adverb "peut-être."Est-ce qu'il faut ajouter un tiret du 6 ici, entre « il peut » et « être méchant » ? - Non, parce qu'il ne s'agit pas de l'adverbe « peut-être ».
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Indicative of "hyphen"
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