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Alex C.C1Kwiziq community member

Missing translation

May have found a missing translation. I put "j'ai choisi de passer le reste de la nuit dans les buissons de Mme. Maron !" and was marked wrong, but "j'ai décidé de passer le reste de la nuit dans les buissons de Mme Maron !" and "j'ai choisi de finir la nuit dans les buissons de Mme Maron !" are accepted translations.

Asked 4 years ago

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Carles L.C1Kwiziq community member

Near vs. far future

This article says that the translation for "Il viendra de peur que tu ne sois vexée." is "He comes...", but wouldn't "viendra" translate to "will come"? And then "Il va venir" would be the one that is translated to "He's coming..."

Asked 3 years ago

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Jaya R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Direct to indirect speech.

I have a doubt if the following direct to indirect speech. Which one of a & b is right? Thanks in advance. Une mère demande a son fils

Asked 3 years ago

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

la fameuse course

I was interested in this use of "fameuse", does it have a hint of "infamous" here, rather than meaning "famous" ?

(I know fameux or fameuse can mean famous or celebrated in the context of food.)

Asked 2 years ago

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Miriam R.A0Kwiziq community member

Hi , I just started learning French ,can you tell me if this is correct?Où est le restaurant, s'il vous plaît ?Where is the restaurant, please?Je vais à la gare.I am going to the train station.Tu as une valise ?Do you have a suitcase?Je vais à Paris en voiture.I am going to Paris by car.Je prends le train et l'avion.I am taking the train and the plane.C'est un restaurant mexicain.It is a Mexican restaurant.

Asked 3 years ago

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Adrian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

First/third person avai(t/s)

In "et lui avait demandé où", isn't the subject still the author, so that it should be "avais"?

Asked 4 years ago

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Christophe B.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Glitchy Glitch!

Hey! I answered a question (correctly) and in the results, they said I had unanswered it? What is going on with these tests? Hope you answer soon!

Asked 4 years ago

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

"pendant que" avec le subjonctif?

Quand est-ce qu'on utilise "pendant que" avec le subjonctif?

Asked 1 year ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Voix passive or PQPF?

Under “nous avons pu réinvestir les dons qui nous étaient parvenus”, the “voix passive” lesson is listed beneath it, and not the “plus que parfait” lesson.

But isn’t it that case that this line is an example of plus que parfait, and not of voix passive?

This may seem like splitting hairs, but I find the listed lessons very useful even just from their titles, to guide my understanding of the grammar.

Asked 3 years ago

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Johnny C.C1Kwiziq community member

The comma is taken for granted

The pronunciation is taken for granted in this lesson. It should be included.

Asked 2 years ago

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