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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the writing challenge, the translation from english was, I would never have imagined that which I followed with the subjunctive but the correct answas the conditional. Why? If croire in the negative uses the subjonctive, why not would not have imagined?

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why does one say "je vais parler un peu français" or Je parle un peu le français when un peu is normally followed by de. Even if languages are usuallyfollowed by an article, doesn't the un peu override that?

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

cher = dear (expensive) or dear (beloved)Interestingly. dear can mean expensive or beloved in English too!

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mais ou orCan you please explain when to use the French conjunctions "mais" or "or" for the English conjunction "yet"? I did not find a lesson on this.

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Yashika A.A1Kwiziq community member

in first example "La maison des Jackson est sur la gauche." can we use" de jackson" instead of "des jackson"?

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Yashika A.A1Kwiziq community member

In first example" La maison des Jackson est sur la gauche."

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Harsha W.B1Kwiziq community member

But in that case when avanture beginswith a vowel why not cet instead of cette

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Harsha W.B1Kwiziq community member

Why is it" cette avanture but not cet avanture when it starts with a vowel

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D B.B1Kwiziq community member

Vacuum and kettle ??

Quel est le meilleur aspirateur? is a usage ( non action )

where as Laquelle de ces bouilloires marche le mieux? uses a verb action ? i.e the kettle works ?

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I heard about ne guère de monde, what's the distinction there?

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