Breakdown of Faire le tri parmi ces documents est difficile, je le sais.
je
I
être
to be
difficile
difficult
ce
this (before a noun)
faire
to do, to make
le document
the document
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
savoir
to know (a fact), to know how to
le tri
the sorting
parmi
among
Questions & Answers about Faire le tri parmi ces documents est difficile, je le sais.
Why do we use parmi here instead of entre?
We use parmi because we are talking about a general collection of items. Parmi translates to 'among' and is used for a larger, undivided group. If you were sorting between two specific, distinct things, you would use entre (between).
What is the difference between faire le tri and simply using the verb trier?
What exactly does the le in je le sais refer to?
Can the verb Faire just sit at the beginning of the sentence as the subject?
Yes. In English, we usually use the '-ing' form for this, like 'Doing the sorting'. However, when a verb acts as a noun and the subject of a sentence in French, you must always use the infinitive form (Faire), never the present participle (Faisant).
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