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Andrea F.A2Kwiziq community member

Quand elle m'a embrassé, je me suis senti pousser des ailes.

Can someone clarify why is it that "elle m'a embrassé" is using avoir as the auxiliary and not être? By this logic, I don't understand why "Aurélie s'est disputée avec sa soeur" is reflexive, as the direct object would be the sister?

Asked 2 years ago

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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

nous baigner or se baigner?

I thought I heard on the audio 'On a passé le samedi à nous baigner'. Can you say either se or nous here?

Asked 5 years ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Coo/ roucouler

And we cooed over all....

can we write et nous avons recoulé sur tous les cadeaux ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Liyunzi C.A2Kwiziq community member

Questions de l'article1. les fèves au lard qu'on fait cuire 'de' longues heures (pouquoi c'est pas 'des' longers heures ici?)
2. Ce dessert économique est fait 'de farine', 'de lait', 'de beurre' et 'de cassonade' (et ici, pourqoui pas 'de la farine', 'du beurre' et 'de la cassonade'?)

Merci bcp

Asked 4 years ago

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E. H.C1Kwiziq community member

French Canadian translation

Good morning. Respectfully, French Canadian does not only mean Québécois. It includes them and they are in fact a majority but we have many other French Canadians across beautiful country. Thank you.

Asked 4 years ago

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Lixin D.A2Kwiziq community member

Ride the bike in French

usually we say : Je fais du vélo OR Je roule en vélo?

Asked 1 year ago

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Aashpreet K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using Possessive Adjectives

Can we use possessive adjectives instead of the definite articles? Why not?

- Pourquoi ma chatte s'est-elle léché sa patte ? [Why did my cat lick HER paw?]

- Tu te laves tes mains? [Are you washing YOUR hands?]

- Il se lave ses cheveux. [He's washing HIS hair.]

It is a little confusing, could you please explain?

Asked 2 years ago

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Bert K.C1Kwiziq community member

Nous ________ les cheveux.

Can someone explain why I answered this incorrectly? I answered "nous sommes brossés" and it told me that the correct answer is "nous sommes brossé". The rule quite clearly states that the past participle should be modified to agree in number and gender though. We is inherently plural, so shouldn't an "s" be added to the end? Or am I missing something here?

Asked 2 years ago

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"Of them"

One of the Kwizzes had "Achètes-en deux ou trois." for which the answer was "buy two or three of them". I think very often one would omit "of them" in English and wonder if that was a second correct answer, as it was a single-choice question ?

Asked 4 years ago

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