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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Repetition of prepositions?

The recommended translation reads 'au sein de sa famille ou au sein de sa communauté'. Why is the long prepositional phrase repeated? Could you not say 'au sein de sa famille ou de sa communauté'?

Asked 4 years ago

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Herb C.C1Kwiziq community member

Weekend in Quebec

In my experience, ''fin de semaine'' is used in Quebec much more than ''weekend''. Are they interchangeable in France?

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

“J’aimerais que nous travaillions sur la prononciation,”Are the tenses correct in “J’aimerais que nous travaillions sur la prononciation,”? The imparfait seems wrong to me. Shouldn’t it be present conditional (travaillerions) or future (travaillerons)?

Asked 4 years ago

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Gary J.C1Kwiziq community member

Elle se fera rembourser.

I do not understand why se faire is used in the case.

Nothing is being done to or for - rembourser.

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Robert B.C1Kwiziq community member

"à 2 heures de Chartes" vs "à 2h de Chartres"

My nearly correct answer was "à 2 heures de Chartes". Why was it not completely correct?

By the way, according to the BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures), the official way to abbreviate "2 heures" is not "2h" but rather "2 h" with a space. See page 149 of

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Asked 3 years ago

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Sheila L.B1Kwiziq community member

Only difference is accI answered “ Les invités sont-ils arrivé? “. The correct answer is “ Les invites sont-ils arrivé?”. The only difference is the accent aigu in les invités. I am confused. The dictionary says “ les invités".

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is this correct?

For this example:

Je ne comprends pas le temps que ça lui prend de se préparer !I don't understand the time she takes to get ready!
Isn't the subjunctive of prendre supposed to be prenne?

Asked 3 years ago

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Pucah C.A1Kwiziq community member

Using "bon" for a person

Hi, I'm a bit confused if we can use "bon" for a person?

It's from this sentence [Il est très bon] when the "il" refers to Tom Cruise .

Appreciate your help, thanks!

Asked 4 years ago

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