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How to Say ‘The connection has been down since this morning’ in French

La connexion ne passe plus depuis ce matin

lah ko-nek-SYOHN nuh pahss ploo duh-pwee suh mah-tan

[lah ko-nek-SYOHN nuh pahss ploo duh-pwee suh mah-tan]

Phrase Breakdown

La connexion

lah ko-nek-SYOHN

The connection

'Connexion' is feminine. The 'x' sounds like 'ks': 'ko-nek-SYON'.

Example

La connexion est lente.

The connection is slow.

Words in this phrase

[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.

connexion

[ko-nek-SYOHN]

connection

Network or internet link.

Example

La connexion est lente.

The connection is slow.

ne passe plus

nuh pahss ploo

isn't going through anymore

'Passer' here means that the signal gets through.

Example

L'appel ne passe plus.

The call won't go through anymore.

Words in this phrase

[nuh]

(negation) not

Negation particle used with another negative word (ne… rien). In speech, it can be dropped, but it’s standard in writing.

Example

Ne me raconte rien sur l’anime, je veux garder la surprise.

Don’t tell me anything about the anime, I want to keep the surprise.

passe

[pahss]

goes through / works

Here: the signal gets through.

Example

Le paiement ne passe pas.

The payment isn't going through.

plus

[ploo]

no more / no longer

Used in negation to say something is no longer available or happening.

Example

Il n'y a plus d'eau chaude maintenant.

There is no more hot water now.

depuis ce matin

duh-pwee suh mah-tan

since this morning

'Depuis' with the present tense describes an ongoing situation.

Example

Je travaille depuis ce matin.

I've been working since this morning.

Words in this phrase

depuis

[duh-pwee]

Since

An expression to denote a starting point in time.

Example

Depuis ce matin, il pleut.

Since this morning, it's been raining.

[suh]

This

Used to identify something close or just mentioned.

Example

Ce livre est à moi.

This book is mine.

matin

[mah-tan]

morning

Time word meaning the morning part of the day.

Example

Ce matin, j’ai pris un médicament.

This morning, I took some medicine.

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