So on the writing challenge test,( If I could start all over...). I translated the last sentence "I could even get a dog." using "pouvais" meaning "able to" but the correct translation was using "pourrais" the conditional form. Please clarify!,Thank you, Karen

Asked 5 years ago

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Gordon M.C1Kwiziq community member

Still baffled

Please can you explain this lesson. Even the examples don't seem to fit the explanation

Penser que + indicative ne pas

Penser que + subjunctive

????

Asked 5 years ago

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Alan M.C1Kwiziq community member

Order of nouns

I read somewhere else that you always put the most important first, ie the thing or person that is missed, ie Jean manque à ma sœur ; my sister misses Jean , Jean lui manque ; she misses Jean. Is that a guide worth following?

Asked 4 years ago

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Lefty S.A2Kwiziq community member

Il est vert vs C'est vert

Why is "il est vert" unacceptable for a translation of "It is green."?

Asked 2 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

beaucoup / bien mieux

The suggested translation of 'will justify much better' is 'justifiera bien mieux'; and if you try 'justifiera beaucoup mieux' it is marked wrong. I had thought either would be fine here?

Asked 1 year ago

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alan t.A1Kwiziq community member

Elle est or C'est?

Could someone explain the rule for describing who someone is; i.e. why does 'she is my wife' translate as c'est ma femme? - "it is my wife'!

Thanks.

Asked 3 years ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Faire or mettre?

Tu nous vas mettre en retard ….. why can’t we say tu nous vas faire en retard?

Asked 4 years ago