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Raleigh T.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

devait or a du?"Tu _devait_______ aller la voir, mais tu as eu un empêchement." To me, this sentence describes an obligation, which should call for "a du"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Jean W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

concours et compétitionAre these two words completely interchangeable ? If not, in which circumstances are they used ?

Asked 9 years ago

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H. B.A0KwizIQ community member

le meme vs la memeTon écharpe ! C'est la même que la mienne.

I think it must be "le meme" because echarpe is masculine?

Asked 7 years ago

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John L.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je suisSo I am and I follow is the same? I am you = I follow you = je te suis?

Asked 10 years ago

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Winston K.C1KwizIQ community member

Why I think of them is je pense à eux ?

Why don't we use indirect object pronouns like je leur pense ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Ashraf H.B2KwizIQ community member

why " j'achète un ppantalon." become "je l'achète" ?

Asked 10 years ago

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Aina P.A1KwizIQ community member

le lait

why can you say:le lait,if milk isnt countable

Asked 2 years ago

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Stephanie S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

toujours as still vs. always

This isn't directly related to the lesson content, but regarding the example

Sache que je pense toujours à toi.

Know that I'm still thinking of you

How do we know to translate toujours to "still" in this case, as opposed to "always"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Phúc Đ.B2KwizIQ community member

De ou Des

Bonjour,

Could you please explain why "de" was used instead of "des" in the example of this lesson:

Je devrai changer de vêtements.

Merci.

Asked 5 years ago

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ED O.C1KwizIQ community member

How do you know when to use nombreuses vs nombreux?

Asked 4 years ago

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