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adrienne h.C1Kwiziq community member

order of adjectives

"this classic French dessert" = "ce dessert classique français" and "the melted lemon butter" =" le beurre fondu à citron" How do I know which adjective goes first?

Asked 3 years ago

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Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Translation of thusIn the translation of thus in the sentence, "Thus, did you know that he was the one who'd popularised the women's tuxedo, which had revolutionised the fashion industry in the 1960s?", the acceptable choices given are 'de fait' and 'ainsi'. I agree with the latter for thus; however, my dictionary translates 'de fait' as 'actually' or 'in fact' and not 'thus'. Perhaps 'in fact' would have been more appropriate than 'thus' in this context.

Asked 2 years ago

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E. T.B2Kwiziq community member

Examples with que

It would be good to see some examples with que as well, not just qui or qu'

"If including / [number] of which is followed by a conjugated verb, in French you need to add a relative pronoun (qui or que / qu') in front of the verb"

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Passive voice

For the line “Chaque seconde, un hectare de forêt vierge mondiale est détruit” one lesson listed is passive voice. Is this really passive voice, or is “détruit” just an adjective in this case? I would be able to see more clearly the passive voice nature of, for example, “Every second, one hectare of forest was destroyed by foresters” or even “Every second, one hectare of forest was destroyed” (with an implied subject enacting the verb). However, I’m not getting the passive voice in the original line, perhaps because “is” rather than “was” is being used. Explanation welcome, as I do struggle with passive voice topics.

Passive voice

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Kelly M.A0Kwiziq community member

Capital letter for "le téléphone"

Hello,

Could you confirm whether "Le téléphone" needs to start with a capital letter "L" as both "le téléphone" and "Le téléphone" were marked as being correct and I have seen other examples on different Apps where there isn't always a capital letter at the start of a sentence in French.

Asked 2 years ago

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

She would be cold without her scarf.

Why aurait and not ferait, after all, elle fait froid.

Asked 4 years ago

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Randa R.C1Kwiziq community member

Just wondering why “and they loved each other forever” would not be expressed in the imparfait

Asked 4 years ago

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Patricia H.B2Kwiziq community member

Tous les vs á chaques

I wrote á chaque soirs Elle lui raconte un histoire. To mean every night she told him a story and got it wrong in the quiz .and the acceptable answer was: Tous les soirs, Elle raconte un histoire. Doesn’t á chaque soirs also mean every night?

Asked 2 years ago

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D. A.A1Kwiziq community member

Elle pardonne à Paul vs. Elle lui pardonne

Are both of these options correct? When do you use à + direct/indirect pronoun?

Asked 3 years ago

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Public transport

What is the difference between les transports en commun and les transports publics?

Asked 4 years ago

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