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Surendra B.A1Kwiziq community member

Why 'avoir' instead of 'etre' before 'raison'I saw in one of the examples the following sentence. Je crois que mon ami a raison. why is 'a' used before 'raison'. Shouldn't it be 'est' if we speak literally?

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Denis B.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is C'est Quoi correct?I am getting very confused as to which form of "what" I should be using. Please explain.

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Thomas M.B2Kwiziq community member

Que est cet homme? C'est Marc Dupre.This is a test question. Why is this not "Il est Marc Dupre!"? It seems to be a very specific prementioned thing. It is not case 1. Is it really case 2a?

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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Regarding the 3 examples using "seulement"Why isn't the translation for the "il mange seulement des pates le samedi, translated "He eats only" as in the first 2 examples since seulement is an adverb which is usually translated "He only eats:...

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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Regarding the 3 examples using "seulement" in this exercise:

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Hanna W.B2Kwiziq community member

How do these work with en?If you want the quantifier to be a direct object, would you use it like: Paul a bu quelques verres de vin hier ---> Paul en a bu quelques hier ??

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Heera S.A2Kwiziq community member

Bonjour Aurélie! What is the difference between "Je vais au Portugal" and "Je vais dans le Portugal" ?

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Reflexive verbs in passé composé agreementI know that all reflexive verbs are conjugated with être in the passé composé, and that the past participle agrees with the subject in number and gender. I learned that when there is another object present (a body part in all or most cases) there is no agreement. In an A2 test, I answered "Elles se sont brossé les cheveux." and was marked wrong, with "Elles se sont brossées les cheveux." as the correct answer. I asked this question on the quiz question site and was redirected to this Q and A board. Thanks for your help/clarification. -- Bonnie Christianson

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mon mari nous rejoindra après s'être raséIn this example the husband's action has not happened yet but is envisaged. So although the lesson notes talk about this construct referring to past actions, is that correct?

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Susan N.A2Kwiziq community member

Why are the expressions repeated?Example: "Ça m'est égal.Cela m'est égal."

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