🧠 Base meaning of genre: Originally, genre means: noun: type, kind, category Quel genre de musique tu aimes ? What kind of music do you like? But in spoken French, especially among younger people or in informal settings, it has evolved a lot 👇 🔥 Casual Uses of genre in Spoken French 1. Filler word / Discourse marker — like “like” in English C’était, genre, trop bizarre. ➡️ It was, like, super weird....
Aussitôt The adverb “aussitôt” means “immediately” or “as soon as” in French. It is often used in time expressions and conditional structures, particularly in concise or literary language. A common feature is its use in elliptical clauses, where auxiliary verbs are omitted, and with past participles, forming concise expressions. 1. “Aussitôt” in Elliptical Clauses (Omission of Words) An elliptical clause is a construction where words (like subject and auxiliary verb) are omitted because they are understood from context....