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In the example from this lesson, why is “de” used and not “des”?
'biologiques' is missing from Kwiziq's list of correct responses to the translation of line 12:
Moreover, its search engine helps you locate organic producers close to your home,
En plus, son moteur de recherche vous aide à localiser les producteurs près de chez vous,
Each of these expressions are translated using 'du'. In English, both are possessive. In the first case, we are talking about a place, so I can rationalize the use of 'du' instead of 'de'. In the second case, I have more of a problem. It seems like a simple use of the possessive which I think would call for 'de' instead of 'du'. Can I get some guidance here? Thanks.
It is my understand that both of them mean 'the one'
Are there really no alternatives here for excité? I went for ravi - does this not work this context?
Aussi, comment on traduit le mot "to work" dans cette dernière phrase? Marcher marcherait-il?...
Merci en avance!
In my experience, ''fin de semaine'' is used in Quebec much more than ''weekend''. Are they interchangeable in France?
I translated the sentence beginning with, "do you remember where you put my peacock blue jacket..." as "tu te souviens d'où tu as mis ma veste..." but the accepted answer that used "se souvenir" (instead of "se rappeler") omitted the "de" so it read "tu tu souviens où tu as mis..."
Just wanted to know why we don't use "de" here? According to the lesson on "se souvenir de & se rappeler," the "de" is never omitted after "se souvenir"?
I've read all the comments here and in the related links, several times.
It seems the rule be stated as, there's NO gender/number agreement of the participle when there is a direct object following the verb.
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Quand j'étais en vacances au bord de la mer, j'ai eu l'opportunité d'aller faire de l'équitation sur la plage. J'avais toujours eu envie de le faire...
I'd like some help understanding why plus-que-parfait is used in the second sentence. Is it because the desire to ride horseback on the beach is before the also past action of having had the opportunity to do so? I think the English translation was "I had always wanted to do it" and my brain wasn't able to place this as a past feeling-before-a-past action! So tricky...
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