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Trupti B.A1Kwiziq community member
While doing negation with 'de' , Hi Laura, I have a query negation with 'de'. I know that with être it stays the same and in case of IL y a and avoir un,une, des changes to de. What about other verbs than the ones mentioned. Does it apply in all cases ?I'd like to know please.
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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Can I say - As-tu un examen dans ce sujet? Oui, j'en aurai un.
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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I have a lot of problems posting my full quesions -"Ma mère me berçait dans ses bras jusqu'à ce que je m'endorme."- is je m'endorme subjonctive and why ses bras and not les bras since we know that the "bras belongs" to the mum
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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Left for holidays - can you say "ils se sont en allés pour leurs vacances"
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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Just a note to add that Québec is also a city, as well as a Province (that acts like a country.) 
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Thekla K.A1Kwiziq community member
Can’t we say” il m’a fait peur quand j’étais petit?”
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Une douzaine de means twelve or about twelveI think I have it now. It is only une douzaine de which can be precisely a dozen or about a dozen, the other -aine numbers are always approximate. Correct?
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Je voudrais quinnze pommes v je voudrais une quinzaine de pommes?If you wanted to say i would like 15 apples would you use quinze and une quinzaine de for about fifteen apples?
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Katie P.A2Kwiziq community member
Used to or was doing something...
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Shruti C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Je te le dis pour que tu ne sois pas surpris.Why here le has come ?
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