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Liyunzi C.A2Kwiziq community member

qu'est ce que c'est 《Mais c'était sans compter sur mon merveilleux copain ! 》

does it mean "but it didn't depend on my fabulous boyfriend?" it just sounds a little weird...

Asked 4 years ago

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Laura C.C1Kwiziq community member

when to use le

D'accord:

"You will NOT use le when talking about weekdays in a specific context (on Monday):

Mercredi, tu iras à l'école.On Wednesday, you will go to school."

UNLESS "when giving a whole date (day/number/month/[year]), such as

Le mardi 5 mars, j'ai rencontré Lola.On Tuesday the 5th of March, I met Lola.

Par example on the test : Le mardi 6 janvier, j'étais malade.On Tuesday the 6th of January, I was sick.

HOWEVER< If the question was "On Tuesday I was sick" (without the whole date), it would be "Mardi, j'étais malade."

Is that correct?? Thanks

Asked 3 years ago

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Vicky G.C1Kwiziq community member

Equal or not?

In this lesson you teach both forms are correct but in the exercise you mark s'asseyent as incorrect. Why?

Asked 4 years ago

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G. D.C1Kwiziq community member

Pas encore vs toujours pas and il faut que je vs il me faut

Can you say "je n'ai pas encore reçu" instead of "je n'ai toujours pas reçu"?

Also, can you say "il m'a fallu frapper à chaque porte"?

Asked 3 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Two verbs conjugated

Hi, in “Ce jour-là, tous les gens qui me connaissent le savent bien,” why are both connaître and savoir conjugated? There seems to be only one subject, so normally I find the second verb to be in the infinitive.

Asked 3 years ago

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Sian H.A2Kwiziq community member

Inconsistency in UK region/ county gendersHello, Can you please help me understand how to ‘gender’ UK counties? The lesson suggests that female regions end in an ‘e’. Yet the ones I’ve encountered (Hampshire, Merseyside) are masculine. Cornwall, with no ‘e’, is feminine. How am I meant to work this out? Is there any rule? Or is it just random and I have to remember them all?

Asked 3 years ago

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G. D.C1Kwiziq community member

Mais personne mieux que Claude Nougaro n'aura incarné

Why is the future perfect used in this sentence: "Mais personne mieux que Claude Nougaro n'aura incarné..."?

Would present tense not work here?

Asked 3 years ago

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Jack G.C1Kwiziq community member

conjugation of apparaître

in the sentece 'a variety of TV programs appeared..' one answer conjugates apparaitre with etre: 'À cette époque, une variété de programmes télé sont apparus..' . I would have used 'avoir'. Ami I missing something or am I just having a bad day?

Asked 2 years ago

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Jeffrey B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Audio-Text Mismatch; Extra Word in Audio

In the 5th sentence of the full text to read and listen to, the audio says "Mon fils David, lui va être un loup garou", but the text shows "Mon fils David va être un loup garou".

Asked 3 years ago

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Harhoùrz B.C1Kwiziq community member

Why ''aussi''?EN: I have some champagne in the fridge.
FR: J'ai aussi du champagne au frigo.

Why is ''aussi'' used here even though ''also'' isn't mentioned in the English sentence? Am I missing something?

Asked 2 years ago

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