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farah m.A2Kwiziq community member

interrogative words

What is the correct order to ask questions in French?

I mean, can we put all of the words of interrogation like (quand qui que) in different places like we do with ou` and the different places can we put the subject and the verb?

for example : ou`te es ?_ou` es tu? - tu es ou`?

Asked 1 year ago

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CQ C.Kwiziq community member

What is the formal way of telling the following times giving. 18:53 00:00 12:00 a.m. 09:15 01:01 3:30 p.m

Asked 3 years ago

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

j'ai choisi un roman court et j'avais mon dictionnaire

I don't get why the tenses change from perfect to imperfect? it's the same sentence?

Asked 2 years ago

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Lisabeth D.Kwiziq community member

Donc in the sentense

Bonjour!

Could you please explain that sentense: c'est la preuve que nous sommes donc tout autre que les spotifs? I don't understand when we can use 'donc' in the sentense.

Merci!

Asked 2 years ago

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Master M.C1Kwiziq community member

Adding s for nous form

Hello everyone. I was taking a quiz in which I respond like this "nous nous sommes brossés les chevaux" but the site says that it is nearly correct and this version is correct " nous nous sommes brossé les chevaux". And it made me curious because the subject is plural and there is a reflexive verb!!!! Anyone could explain this contradiction?

Thanks

Asked 2 years ago

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Susan H.B1Kwiziq community member

Speed of narrative

It would be so helpful if we could slow down the reading of the test and to repeat a phrase

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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

avoir du mal a

I'm not sure why is not an acceptable way to express struggle. From Le grand Robert:

II V. intr. (Fin XIe). Se donner de la peine, du mal*. ➙ Appliquer (s'), efforcer (s'), évertuer (s'), fatiguer (et se fatiguer), gémir (fig.), trimer (fam.) ;→ 1. Coût, cit. 27 ; élite, cit. 5. Peiner comme une bête (cit. 11) de somme, comme un forçat… Peiner jour (cit. 42) après jour. — Élève qui peine sur une composition (cit. 8) latine (au sens III, 2, de peine). Il peinait pour s'exprimer (→ Facilement, cit. 3). — Par ext. Respiration, souffle qui peine (→ Oxygène, cit. 3).