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How to Say ‘You've been running through my mind all day.’ in French

Tu as couru dans ma tête toute la journée.

too ah koo-RU dahn mah tet toot lah zhoor-nay

[too ah koo-RU dahn mah tet toot lah zhoor-nay]

Phrase Breakdown

Tu as couru

too ah koo-RU

You have been running

Say 'tu-a koo-ru' smoothly as one unit.

Example

Tu as couru ce matin ?

Did you run this morning?

Words in this phrase

[too]

you (informal singular)

Informal subject pronoun “you”. Used with friends; common when discussing tastes in anime.

Example

Tu aimes les shōnen ?

Do you like shōnen?

[ah]

have

Verb "avoir" in the second person singular, used to ask what someone has done.

Example

Dans « As-tu utilisées », « As » sert à former la question au passé composé.

In "Have you used," "As" helps form the question in the present perfect.

couru

[koo-RU]

run

Past participle of 'courir' (to run), used with 'avoir' to form the past tense.

Example

J'ai couru au parc ce matin.

I ran in the park this morning.

dans ma tête

dahn mah tet

through my mind

Literally 'in my head'. Pronounce the final T of 'tête'.

Example

Tu es toujours dans ma tête.

You're always on my mind.

Words in this phrase

dans

[dahn]

in / within

A preposition used to situate something inside a group or place.

Example

Dans notre famille, on se réunit souvent le dimanche.

In our family, we often get together on Sundays.

[mah]

Possessive adjective indicating ownership or association.

Example

Ma maison est bleue.

My house is blue.

tête

[tet]

head

The body part head.

Example

J'ai mal à la tête depuis deux heures.

I have had a headache for two hours.

toute la journée.

toot lah zhoor-nay

all day long.

Say 'toot la jour-né', with falling intonation at the end of the sentence.

Example

Il a plu toute la journée.

It rained all day long.

Words in this phrase

toute

[toot]

the whole / entire

Feminine form of 'tout', meaning the whole group.

Example

Dans "Toute", on comprend que personne n'est resté calme devant l'action.

With "Toute," we understand that nobody stayed calm during the play.

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

journée

[zhoor-nay]

Day

A period of 24 hours from midnight to midnight.

Example

Passe une bonne journée!

Have a nice day!

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