Marie discute avec la maman.

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Breakdown of Marie discute avec la maman.

• avec: with
• discuter: to talk
• la maman: the mom

Questions & Answers about Marie discute avec la maman.

Why is it discute and not discuter?

Discute is the present-tense, third-person singular form of the verb discuter.

The subject here is Marie, so French uses the il/elle/on form:

• je discute = I discuss / I am talking
• tu discutes = you discuss
• il/elle discute = he/she discusses

So:

• Marie discute = Marie is discussing / Marie is talking

Discuter by itself is the infinitive, meaning to discuss or to talk.

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Why is avec used here?

Avec means with.

In this sentence, it shows who Marie is talking with:

• Marie discute avec la maman = Marie is talking with the mother

This is very natural in French when you want to say that two people are having a conversation.

A useful pattern is:

• discuter avec quelqu’un = to talk with someone

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Does discuter always mean to discuss, like in English?