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Gary B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Ils ne m'ont pas pris ?

Why not?

Ils me n'ont pas pris... I thought object pronouns preceded the negation.

Asked 3 years ago

仔海.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is it "Envoie-la-vous" not "Envoie-vous-la?"

Bonjour,

Why is it "Envoie-la-vous" not "Envoie-vous-la?" Aren't me/te/nous/vous always placed before le/la/les? Merci.

Asked 3 years ago

仔海.C1KwizIQ community member

lui (direct object pronoun) + (nous) indirect object pronounThe question says, "Il le lui a refusé ? - Oui, il nous l'a refusé aussi."

Aren't we using indirect object with "refuser?" Why do we use "nous" here in the second sentence? Merci!

Asked 3 years ago

S. D.C1KwizIQ community member

Two places where I was marked wrong were the way I had written it in the text following. "commencé une correspondance" and "habite toute seule"

Asked 5 years ago

Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Not sure why 'pendre' is incorrect

Although I didn't use it, I am not sure why < pendre > is considered incorrect to use ?

1. Larousse (entry for pendre)

pendre [pɑ̃dr]

verbe transitif Conjugaison

[accrocher] Conjugaison to hang (up)

pendre un tableau à un clou to hang a picture from a nail

2. Robert (entry for accrocher)

accrocher verbe

verbe transitif

Suspendre à un crochet. Accrocher son manteau. ➙ pendre. —

3. Académie Française (entry for pendre)

PENDRE conjugaison verbe transitif et intransitif (se conjugue comme Attendre).

xe siècle. Issu du latin pendere, « être suspendu », puis « dépendre de ».

I. Verbe transitif.

1. Attacher, accrocher à quelque distance du sol.

It does not seem incorrect based on these 3 sources. Not sure what I am missing in these definitions that would make < pendre > incorrect.

Asked 5 years ago

Laura G.C1KwizIQ community member

Why singular for nez and tête?

I understand why we use the definite article for one and possessive adjective for the other buy why are they both singular?

Asked 3 years ago

David B.C1KwizIQ community member

You could add the English name for a male pig, which is a ''boar''.

Asked 2 years ago

Zaeem F.A1KwizIQ community member

bon outil d'apprentissage des langues, mais trucs très malsains

Asked 6 years ago

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Regarding account upgrade

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Asked 4 years ago

Rebecca L.C1KwizIQ community member

Qu'est-ce qu(e/i) or Quoi???

I think I've finally gotten the "ce qui" vs "ce que" vs. "qui/e" down, but I'm utterly confused about when "quoi" is used. When I see "what is," I invariably think "quoi," but I'm usually wrong. The best rule I've determined is to use "quoi" with an infinitive, "je ne sais pas quoi faire," but is that really it for "quoi"? Thanks!

Asked 3 years ago

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