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'Personne n'a pas son billet.' is incorrect because of the 'pas'. Can you explain why this is so?
Why is it les for his pockets? I understand it has to be les for hands as is a body part, but why not ses poches?
What are the different usages of habiter and vivre
Is it still considered general when the adjective is followed by "here", why does this not revert back to the normal agreement rules?
in this sentence: " J'ai acheté de nouveaux bols et de nouvelles assiettes " why use DE nouveaux bols.......... insteet of DES nouveaux .......
Is this an idiomatic exclamation? I don't see what the 'que' is doing grammatically.
Il faut que je vous recommande l’appreniez le français, car c’est très intéressant et ça vous ouvre l’esprit. Ensuite, lorsque vous alliez en France, vous pouvez parler leur langue maternelle et avoir aussi une meilleure connaissance de leur culture. Ce serait une expérience incroyable.
Rafraichir has not been updated to accept 'rectified' spelling yet - still correcting to rafraîchir.
"Tandis que le 14 février s'approche à grands pas"
1. What does "à grands pas" add here that is not covered by "s'approche"
2. Why is the reflexive verb used? Would not "approcher" cover the same semantic territory? It doesn't approach itself.
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