French music for Zumba? Go figure!
May 12th, 2010, 06:20 AM
#21
i also still love the song, it's amazing. maybe i'll request it at zumba class and see what happens.
i thought foutre was simply the french version of our "f-word" in it's many forms and uses and meanings.
i thought foutre was simply the french version of our "f-word" in it's many forms and uses and meanings.
May 12th, 2010, 10:12 AM
#22
Foutre is an archaic word concerning the sex act. The noun is a not-nice word for sperm.
However, 'foutu' is used in polite speech even though 'fichu' is preferred. People say "C'est foutu" all the time for "it's hopeless" and as I said earlier, "Je suis foutu" is the standard way to say "I'm done for" or "there's no hope" or whatever. Even though the origin is with the F word, it has very much softened in usage over the years.
The most common conjugation is "Je m'en fous" (once again, politely, one should say "je m'en fiche") -- but "je m'en fous" merely means "I don't care" and you will hear it all the time.
However, 'foutu' is used in polite speech even though 'fichu' is preferred. People say "C'est foutu" all the time for "it's hopeless" and as I said earlier, "Je suis foutu" is the standard way to say "I'm done for" or "there's no hope" or whatever. Even though the origin is with the F word, it has very much softened in usage over the years.
The most common conjugation is "Je m'en fous" (once again, politely, one should say "je m'en fiche") -- but "je m'en fous" merely means "I don't care" and you will hear it all the time.
