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Personally, I think "quelques chevaux" is perfectly alright to say, whereas "un couple de chevaux" might be a little closer to "a pair of horses"?
But certainly, "quelques chevaux" is not wrong? Maybe using "couple" here is English creeping into the language? or even French Canadian?
Also "clôture" could be used instead of "barrière". I hear people saying "J'ai hâte de (faire ceci et cela)" all the time, in the sense "I am excited" (to do something), but I think one has be to be really careful and really sure of oneself before attempting "je suis excitée". And sure, maybe you could say a child or a dog is "surexcité" but would you say the L'homme est surexcité? Haha, not so sure about that!
Then why is "nous nous sommes brossé" correct? shouldn't it be "brosses"????
Rule: words ending in -é are usually masculine (no exceptions mentioned)
Question: What is this noun's gender: ''amitié'' ? (HINT: Look at the word's ending)Answer: FEMININE!
Given that it is obviously an exception, why ask it like this? Just discourages students who've gone to the effort of remembering the "rules".
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
Bonjour,
The online Collins dictionary gives the translation of 'être inconnu(e) à qn' meaning to be unknown to someone, which I used in the response. The correction provided for 'inconnues de' and this was confirmed by my big Collins Robert dictionary. Could anyone shed some light on the difference between à or de in this context please?
Merci beaucoup :-)
Quels sont les legumes de soleil ? J'ai cherche partout, mais je n'ai pas trouve cette phrase. Tous les legumes ont besoin de soleil, donc je me demande si ces legumes sont des legumes d'ete, peut-etre ?
Merci !
est-ce que l'Alliance Française est un organisme agréé pour attester le niveau de langue française?
If On is used to say we as a group with which you're familiar with and are part of, does that mean saying it for other groups or just random groups of people means it becomes "One Or People" ? And do French speakers receive it as so ?
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