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How would I say each ("see you then" and "you see, then") given that in French the object comes before the verb?
Would it be “vous voyez alors” in each case?
The first statement would be made when parting after deciding on meeting next at a predetermined time. The second statement says if the second person sees the logic behind something after some event or explanation. I agree things are sometimes said in different ways in different languages. How would I say these then in French?
Effectivement en français on doit exprimer le sujet qui n'est pas exprimé en anglais dans "see you then". Le plus proche de "see you then" serait :
Dans « you see », you étant sujet, on dirait tout simplement « tu vois ».
Pour ce qui est de then en français on peut avoir besoin de mots différents pour exprimer les deux sens qu'il a en anglais dans les phrases que tu soumets.
Mais le plus fréquent en français pour exprimer l'anglais "see you* est d'employer une locution qui introduite pas la préposition à :
Ce n'est pas possible si l'expression de temps est « alors » ou « à ce moment là. »
In French we can't omit the subject as it is done in English in "see you then", so I've given you various possibilities. The latest being, to me, the least usual. In "you see, then", "you" is subject and we'd just say "tu vois".
As for "then" in French we might have to use different words in both cases. "Alors" can be used in both cases, whether "then" is temporal ("at that time") or logical ("in that case"). When temporal you can also use "à ce moment là". When logical when ca also use "donc".
