Does this makes sense?
Je sais l'opinion dont des gens discutent.
Perhaps not dont here. But is there any better substitute, that would make?
I used dont because I realize:
Des gens discutent à l'opinion.
But I'm unsure. I need help!
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2What are you trying to say?– Laurent S.Commented Mar 14, 2021 at 11:57
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Je pense que je sais de quoi on parle...– 0-One-0Commented Mar 15, 2021 at 1:45
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Funny enough, this is a case of getting the right thing by accident.
dont = of which; that is, it goes with de and is equivalent to duquel, not à / auquel.
But luckily, we say discuter de quelque chose, not à, so dont works.
However, it's actually savoir that's a little unusual here. There aren't many things you can use as direct objects for savoir. One of them is faits (facts), but not opinions.
The two best options are to replace savoir with connaître, following this frequency chart:
Je connais les opinions dont les gens discutent.
Or rephrase so that what you savoir is the "which" rather than the opinions:
Je sais de quelles opinions les gens discutent.
answered Mar 14, 2021 at 4:03
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Do people discuss about opinions? Or is it rather 'people who discuss have an opinion' in which case 'Je connais l'opinion des gens qui discutent' would work better.– vc 74Commented Mar 14, 2021 at 10:41