You could always use the verb 'plaire' and its unusual construction to indicate plain old 'liking something' -. Have a look at the following lesson if you are not familiar with the verb 'plaire'.
With 'things' you need to add an adverb to 'aimer' to convey a higher intensity of feeling:. However today in a quiz I was asked to select multiple possibilitires for "How could you say 'I love sugar'? I selected both "J'aime le sucre" and "J'adore le sucre". I was marked down because "J'aime le sucre" was only "Nearly" right. Why is that? In the third example here "sa nouvelle veste" is a thing and in the quiz "le sucre" is a thing so why is "love" appropriate in the first case but not the second?
Hi David. As I recall, I believe to say "I like Paris" in french, you could say "J'aime bien Paris" which turns 'love' into 'like'. Sign in to submit your answer. Don't have an account yet? Join today. David C. C1 Kwiziq community member.
Asked 6 years ago. Like 0 Answer 7. Hi David , 'Aimer' quelque chose is, ' to like' and 'to love' something. Your intonation would clarify the intensity of meaning I think. Like 1 6 years ago.
With 'things' you need to add an adverb to 'aimer' to convey a higher intensity of feeling: "J'aime beaucoup Paris" is stronger than for example, "j'aime Paris au printemps" I like Paris in the Spring Like 0 6 years ago. I was a little puzzled, as I answered the multi-choice question as to what 'j'aime beacoup Paris' means with 'I like Paris' which was marked incorrect, should have been 'I like Paris a lot.
