Word
Le concessionnaire affirme que le kilométrage est bas.
Meaning
The dealer claims that the mileage is low.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Le concessionnaire affirme que le kilométrage est bas.
être
to be
que
that (introducing a clause)
bas
low
affirmer
to affirm
Questions & Answers about Le concessionnaire affirme que le kilométrage est bas.
Why does affirme que take the indicative (est) rather than the subjunctive?
Even though affirmer (to claim / to assert) expresses someone's personal statement, it implies certainty on their part. Verbs of declaration and certainty take the indicative in French. You would only use the subjunctive if the statement were negative or a question (for example, Il n'affirme pas que le kilométrage soit bas).
English uses "mileage", but the French word is based on kilometers. How do you refer to the distance if the car tracks it in miles?
What exactly is a concessionnaire? Does it mean any kind of dealer?
Could I use faible instead of bas here to mean "low"?