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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Extra connecting word in audio?

Hi, in the line “nous avons développé des intérêts communs” I believe I’m hearing a short connecting word/syllable between “intérêts” and “communs”. Am I imagining this?

Asked 3 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

j'ai adoré mon hamburger

This sounds like an opinion to me. I thought it should be in the imparfait. Could someone kindly shed light on this for me?

Asked 2 years ago

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Thanh Tân T.B2Kwiziq community member

Passé composé vs Imparfait

Even though I've read and practiced a lot with them, I still can distinguish which is which, why in this story "Je voulais les garder" but not "J'ai voulu les garder". Please help me!

Asked 3 years ago

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Abdul Q.B1Kwiziq community member

whats the difference

whats the difference and which one is correct

Le chocolat plaît à Martha.

Le chocolat te plaît

it is really confusing

Asked 3 years ago

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Two answers correct, but only one given

My comment is similar to Elizabeth's, so I hope your response will also be similar.

My answer to...

À ce moment-là, les étoiles ________ dans le ciel.

was "sont apparus". This is wrong because I didn't know that étoiles is feminine. But the only correction given was "ont apparu".

Asked 3 years ago

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Noel S.Kwiziq community member

Clarification on a quatrain from a poem by Pierre de Ronsard

I am a beginner lever french learner. I have been trying to study a poem by Pierre de Ronsard, 'Quand vous serez bien vielle..'. I have understood the meaning of the rest of the poem but the second quatrain still puzzles me.

Lors, vous n’aurez servante oyant telle nouvelle,
Déjà sous le labeur à demi sommeillant,
Qui au bruit de mon nom ne s’aille réveillant,
Bénissant votre nom de louange immortelle.

I have looked up the meanings of all the individual words and have a rough understanding of the whole but without absolute certainty. I would appreciate if anyone could expound upon this quatrain.

Asked 2 years ago

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Helena C.B1Kwiziq community member

La télé est bien mais l'aspirateur est bon?Reposting a question asked by Mark several years ago:
The example above "Quel est le meilleur aspirateur?" implies that l'aspirateur est bon, correct? Why would this not be "bien", like the case of "Ma télé est bien" above? It's not food.

Asked 3 years ago

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