Tex's French Grammar: Conjunctions

con2_ex1: coordinating conjunctions

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Tex, puis Tammy, ont essayÃ© de comprendre les goÃ»ts de Trey.
Tex, then Tammy, tried to understand Trey's tastes.

Ils trouvent que le rap est une musique intÃ©ressante mais fatigante.
They think that rap is interesting butÂ / yet tiring music.

Ils prÃ©fÃ¨rent la musique franÃ§aise ou le jazz.
They prefer French music or jazz.

Trey est jeune donc curieux.
Trey is young, thus curious.

Trey n'est ni intellectuel ni cultivÃ©.
Trey is neither intellectual nor cultivated.

Pour Trey, le saut Ã l'Ã©lastique est fascinant car dangereux.
For Trey, bungee jumping is fascinating because (it's) dangerous.

con2_ex2: coordinating conjunctions

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Tex parle de poÃ©sie, de philosophie, ou il ne parle pas du tout.
Tex talks about poetrey, philosophy, or he does not talk at all.

Trey fait du skate-board et Ã©coute de la musique.
Trey does skate-boarding and listens to music.

Tex n'aime pas Ã©couter de la musique rap ni faire du skate-board.
Tex does not like to listen to rap music nor does he like to skate-board.

Tex ne veut certainement pas essayer le saut Ã l'Ã©lastique car c'est trÃ¨s dangereux.
Tex certainly does not want to try bungee jumping for it is very dangerous.

Tex aime bien son frÃ¨re Trey mais ils n'ont rien en commun.
Tex really likes his brother Trey but they have nothing in common.

con2_ex3: coordinating conjunctions

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En France, Tex ignorait l'existence de son frÃ¨re. Puis, un jour, il a rencontrÃ© Trey.
In France, Tex did not know of the existence of his brother. Then, one day, he met Trey.

Tex et Trey n'ont rien en commun. Ils ont donc quelques problÃ¨mes de communication.
Tex and Trey have nothing in common. So they have a few communication problems.

Or cela inquiÃ¨te Tex.
Consequently, this worries Tex.

Mais que faire?
But what can be done?

con3_ex1: subordinating conjunctions

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Il est Ã©vident que Trey est un curieux personnage.
It is evident that Trey is a curious character.

Trey et Tex sont tous les deux des artistes, mais tandis que Tex est poÃ¨te, Trey est musicien.
Trey and Tex are both artists, but while Tex is a poet, Trey is a musician.

Depuis que Tex connaÃ®t Trey, il a dÃ©couvert le monde du rap.
Since Tex has known Trey, he has discovered the world of rap.

Trey se lÃ¨ve quand le soleil se couche. Il travaille pendant que Tex dort.
Trey gets up when the sun goes down. He works while Tex is alseep.

Puisque Tex et Trey sont frÃ¨res et artistes, ils devraient se comprendre. Mais ce n'est pas le cas.
Since Tex and Trey are brothers and artists, they should understand each other. But this is not case.