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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does the form 'penser + noun' exist?

Or there must be a preposition in between noun and 'penser', which means only either 'penser à + noun' or 'penser de + noun' ?

If 'penser+noun' exist, how to differentiate 'penser+noun' and 'penser à + noun'?

Let's say I have a Mathematic problem and I am thinking/reflecting on it, hoping to come out with a solution. It should be 'penser' the mathematic problem or 'penser à' the mathematic problem?

If I finally think of the solution, is it correct to use 'penser à' the solution?

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Carol P.C1Kwiziq community member

Should

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Jay D.C1Kwiziq community member

So, if 'Tu aimes ma soeur?' is 'Do you love my sister?' how do you say 'Do you like my sister?' Is it 'Tu aimes bien ma soeur?'

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Lynn B.C1Kwiziq community member

A Comment re: the Dictée"The format is great – I really like this new feature. One comment about the Level A1 exercise – in the 2nd last sentence, I believe it should read “elle invite des amis pour la goûter” - la referring to la tarte. A nice new feature. Thanks!"

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

can you omit 'pour' ?

Just to be clear, in expressions like : 'Je vais au cinéma pour voir un film' ... presumably this implies that it is wrong to just say 'Je vais au cinéma voir un film'

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D. A.B2Kwiziq community member

Can you use, "Ça me n'est pas égal", to mean it does indeed bother you?

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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je ne pense guèreN'aurait-on pas besoin d'utiliser le mot <en> avec cette phrase? Sinon, la phrase n'a pas de sens. Je n'en pense guère ou j'en pense à peine. J'ai à peine le temps de le faire... I hardly have time to do it. Merci, Don

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solveigh v.C1Kwiziq community member

Bonjour, question... Je ne comprends pas pourquoi..... « Ils détestent jouent au foot » est correct.

Je pensais qu'on ne peut pas mettre ensemble deux verbes déjà conjugué. Est-ce que c'est la Gerondif par chance ? Vous avez dit; form of verbs with l'Infinitif - c'est pourqua j'ai le question. (pardon de mes erreurs grammaticeux)

merci,

Solveigh

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Melissa G.A0Kwiziq community member

Je viens de Kansas City. Does Kansas City have a French pronunciation or do I say it the way I would in English?

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Carolyn B.B1Kwiziq community member

In the example above ‘Il trouvé que c’est une belle maison’, shouldn’t the translation be ‘He thinks it is a beautiful house’

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