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Carl C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why la and not ici

We were asked to translate from English "nights when you are not here." The answer is "les soirs ou tu n'est pas la." I don't have accents on my keyboard." Why "la" and not "ici"? Is "ici" a correct alternative?

Asked 5 years ago

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Am I just simplifying it too much!

Bonjour, can you let me know if I understand 'new' correctly or just simplifying it too much, my notes are:

Neuf - used after noun but only if the item you are speaking of is brand new (but not on living things)
Neuve - used after noun but only if the item is new to you but not necessarily brand new
Nouveau - is the masculine form and used before consonants
Nouvel - is the masculine form and used before vowels
Nouvelle - is the feminine form and used before nouns OR vowels

Does that sound right?

Merci

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Patti D.B1Kwiziq community member

Les mêmes scientifiques

I have gotten this same question wrong several times and I still don't know why. "Les mêmes scientifiques". It is an adjective which should agree in number with the plural "scientifiques". Please help Thanks, Patti

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Akihisa H.A2Kwiziq community member

J'aime beaucoup cette histoire!

Merci d'avoir écrit cette histoire palpitant! Plus, svp!!

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Andreas S.Kwiziq community member

How to say. When you phone call came I was sleeping. In french

Asked 4 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is there a "d'" after "rien" in "on n'a rien vu D'intéressant" ?

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Follow-up on responses to use of partitive before a singular adjective...

Thanks to Maarten and Alan, I had 4 responses all of which were marked as "select this as correct answer". There is ambiguity, and how do I resolve this as a learner. My reference was related to Cliffs Quick Review French 1 (ch3 under Articles). A definitive answer would be great!

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Nancy M.A2Kwiziq community member

dans lesquelles or où "dans lesquelles je passais tout mon temps libre"

can one also say "où je passais tout mon temps libre" since dans lesquelles refers to a place.?

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Julian B.C1Kwiziq community member

Après que answer looks wrong

In a C1 test the correct answer was shown as:

Je prends mon petit-déjeuner après que tu t'es levé, with the hint being:

I have my breakfast after you get up.