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Above is the referenced quiz question, to which I answered 'you cannot say'. However, the results indicate correct answer is 'a woman'. This is incorrect. Since "ami" start with a voul, you must use "son" whether the subject is masculine or feminine, therefor, you cannot tell is Sylvie's friend is a man or a woman.
Why is the definite article not excluded from:
J'ai peur des araignées. just as it is excluded from the verbal phrase:
J'ai besoin de farine. or even : J'ai besoin d'araignées
It seems inconsistent. Is it?
Is this tense more commonly used in French than in English? I hardly ever speak like this in English and I find it to be a strange tense to learn since it doesn't seem likely that we learners will be reminiscing in French. That seems to be it's only use.
I just realized that qui is used for living things, trick question eh
Complétez avec les prépositions
1. ………..l’hôpital, il y a un parc.
a. Derrière
b. Au-dessous
c. Sous
2. ……….. la maison, il y a des fenêtres.
a. Sur
b. Dans
c. Au-dessous
3. ………. la table, il y a un dossier rouge.
a. Au-dessus
b. Sur
c. Entre
4. …………… les chaises, il y a une table.
a. Sur
b. Entre
c. Au-dessous
5. Les chaises sont ……………….. le jardin.
a. dans
b. sur
c. sous
"We listened to the water".
I would have considered that a past imperfect ie, "Nous ecoutions les bruits de l'eau" because you can't listen to water at a specific moment in time - it's a continuous action in the past. "Nous avons ecoute les bruits de l'eau" isn't appropriate.
We got splashed with water would be passe compose but not a continuous event of listening to the water?
Suggestions please....
I have a question for a team member. The above sentence can translate as 1 One can’t park here (impersonal, general) 2 You can’t park here (also impersonal and general but less formal) or 3 We can’t park here (personal, specific)
In English, the general sense of the first two is similar but the meaning of the third differs. Is that true in French as well, or are the various senses of "on" closer? Presumably it’s clear from context which one is meant.
In this sentence, "Je veux que tu saches qu'il veut que tu viennes", why not "qu'il veuille" subjunctive in place of "qu'il veut?"
The speech on this exercise is so unclear it's almost impossible for an intermediate speaker to understand. I understand you're trying to provide a variety of accents and voices, but I don't think it helps someone at an intermediate level to give a lesson with a very unclear voice. I played this to a native French speaker, and she had trouble understanding it. Please re-record!
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