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David W.A1Kwiziq community member

Is this becoming obsolete in actual practice, like in English?

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Cameron T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ne savoirI was reading in the Louis Segond 1910 French Bible and came across this phrase: Or ceux qui vivent selon la chair ne sauraient plaire à Dieu. The English KJV puts this as: So then they that are in the flesh can not please God. I do not understand why using the conditionnel present of savoir along with ne means 'can not'. Is this an idiomatic phrase? Hopefully this question is clear enough to be understood!

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garen k.A2Kwiziq community member

when to use "quel(s), quelle(s) ?

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steven g.A2Kwiziq community member

Well, not a question on this theme exactly, but also about adjectives.

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Trois sixièmes ou un demiI appreciate that exercise is showing how to write fractions. However, do they actually say "trois sixièmes" instead of "un demi" in everyday life?

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

The Doll's HouseJe sais que c'est un site d'apprentissage en français, mais "doll house" ne sonne tout simplement pas bien. "Doll house" a probablement ses origines en Amérique. Nous ne dirions jamais "a girl room" au lieu de "a girl’s room". En fait, cela semble pire que leur orthographe "math" et non "maths". L'apostrophe est essentielle, “ the doll’s house”. C'est mon anniversaire dans deux semaines et si vous pouviez remplacer "doll house" par "doll’s house", ce serait le meilleur cadeau d'anniversaire de tour les temps.

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nan b.Kwiziq community member

You said that "French has no present continuous tense" so what about "être en train de"?

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Jiali L.A2Kwiziq community member

For colours such as 'bleu-vert', how would you agree them?

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dernière fois queUn quizz demande traduire "C'était la dernière fois que tu m'as dit que tu m'aimais." Il y a deux réponses: 1. ... last time you told me you loved me. 2. ... last time THAT you told me you loved me. To me, those 2 responses have the same meaning in English. The 'that' adds nothing, but neither is it incorrect. Specifically, neither answer disambiguates between "the last (most recent) time" and"the last (ever) time. The word 'that' in English is often just a filler and does not convey additional meaning. Je ne comprends bien encore.

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engenious e.C1Kwiziq community member

Is there a nmemonic for this?

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