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[paramatma]

Je manque mon Pépère.

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grammar nazi

[sevenseastories]

actually, the correct way of missing your grandfather would be: mon pépère me manques.
i'm sorry you do.

Re: grammar nazi

[paramatma]

Well, looks like I just learned something then! My French is terrible and bordering on non-existent but it seemed right for this thought to be in French. Thank you for the correction though!

Re: grammar nazi

[ammenda]

Wait, wouldn't that be my grandfather misses/lacks me? My French is still quite poor, but we just studied this! And wouldn't it still be manque? Where does the s come from? Confused!

Re: grammar nazi

[smallsongs]

It sounds like it's wrong, but it's true. Tu me manques means I miss you. Except I'm not sure about the s when it's "mon pepere".

[compasspoints]

re: tu me manque

think of it as an inversion - like, you are missed by me.

it's not a literal translation, but it can help you get your head around the phrasing.