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How to Say ‘She's been sneezing a lot for three days.’ in French

Elle éternue beaucoup depuis trois jours.

el ay-tehr-NU boh-KOO duh-PWEE trwah zhoor

[el ay-tehr-NU boh-KOO duh-PWEE trwah zhoor]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses the present tense with depuis where English says "has been doing". Elle tousse depuis hier means "She's been coughing since yesterday".

Phrase Breakdown

Elle éternue beaucoup

el ay-tehr-NU boh-KOO

She sneezes a lot

The present tense is used for an action that is still going on. Link 'elle' and 'éternue' smoothly.

Example

Il tousse beaucoup.

He coughs a lot.

Words in this phrase

Elle

[el]

She

Subject pronoun for feminine singular.

Example

Elle habite à Paris.

She lives in Paris.

éternue

[ay-tehr-NU]

sneezes

Present tense of 'éternuer' for he/she/it.

Example

Le chat éternue souvent.

The cat sneezes often.

beaucoup

[boh-KOO]

a lot

An adverb meaning very much or a lot, often used to strengthen appreciation.

Example

J'ai beaucoup apprécié votre point de vue pendant la table ronde.

I really appreciated your point of view during the panel discussion.

depuis trois jours.

duh-PWEE trwah zhoor

for three days (and still now)

'Depuis' plus the present tense means 'has been doing for'. The final s in 'trois' and 'jours' is silent.

Example

J'attends depuis une heure.

I've been waiting for an hour.

Words in this phrase

depuis

[duh-PWEE]

since / for

Used with time expressions to show how long something has been happening.

Example

Depuis trois ans, je développe mon réseau professionnel.

For three years, I have been building my professional network.

trois

[trwah]

three

The number three, often used in time expressions.

Example

Trois ans dans la même entreprise m'ont beaucoup appris.

Three years in the same company taught me a lot.

jours

[zhoor]

days

Plural of 'jour', a day.

Example

Il pleut depuis deux jours.

It has been raining for two days.

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