Thursday, March 19, 2020
How to Use the French Adverbial Phrase Tout àFait
How to Use the French Adverbial Phrase Tout Fait Tout fait, pronounced too ta feh, is a ubiquitous French adverbial phrase that means absolutely, exactly, completely. Pas tout fait means not exactly or not quite. Tout, the root of the expression, can be used in a number of ways. Tout as an adverb can team with other adverbs, adjectives, and the prepositions  and de to form tout-based adverbial expressions and phrases, which means two or more words act together as an adverb. Tout in adverbial phrases and expressions is an intensifier that translates as very, right, quite, all as with tout cà ´tà © de moi (right next to me). When it is used in an adverbial expression such as tout droit (straight ahead) or in an adverbial phrase with  and de such as tout fait (exactly), it is nearly always invariable, meaning its form does not change for agreement. Pronunciation of the Final 'T' in 'Tout' When tout precedes a vowel, as it does in tout fait, the final t is pronounced to make the phrase easier and faster to say. Thus, the whole phrase is pronounced too ta feh. The same goes for tout coup, tout lheure, and tout au contraire. When the final t in tout precedes a consonant, the final t is not pronounced, as with tout dun coup, too duh(n) koo. 'Tout' in Adverbial Phrases With the Prepositions: ''and 'de'    tout coup  all of a sudden   tout fait  absolutely   tout lheure  shortly, right away   tout au contraire  on the contrary   tout de suite  immediately   tout de mà ªme  all the same, anyway   tout dun coup  all at once 'Tout' in Adverbial Expressions    tout doucement  very quietly   tout droit  straight ahead   tout haut  very loudly   tout loin dici  very far from here   tout prà ¨s  very near Uses of 'Tout Fait' Generally speaking, the adverbial phrase tout  fait is used in a couple of ways: 1) As an interjection to express strong or enthusiastic agreement: Il devrait amener ses parents la fà ªte.  He should take his parents to the party.Oui, tout fait !  Yes, absolutely! 2) For emphasis: ​Vous avez tout fait raison.  Youre absolutely correct. Examples Sentences With 'Tout Fait' Ceci constitue notre problà ¨m.  This is our problem.Tout  fait.  Exactly, I completely agree.Cest tout fait ordinaire.  Its completely ordinary.Ce nest pas tout fait ce que je voulais.  Its not quite what I wanted.Tout le monde est daccord ?  Does everyone agree?Pas tout fait.  Not exactly.En es-tu tout fait conscient ? Are you fully aware of it ?Je vous comprends tout fait. I understand you perfectly well.Ce nest pas tout fait exact. Its not quite correctNai-je pas raison ? Tout fait ! Am I right ? Absolutely !Cest tout fait ce que je cherche. Its exactly what Ive been looking for.Vous faites les retouches ? Do you do alterations ?Tout fait. Certainly (we do)​. Additional Resources All About ToutExpressions With Expressions With Fait and FaireSynonyms for NonSynonyms for OuiSynonyms for Trà ¨sMost Common French Phrases
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