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G. D.C1Kwiziq community member

Rapports & article in front of "amis"

Why is "rapports" plural in the first sentence?

Also, in the second sentence, why is there no article before "amis" ("On était amis"), but in another sentence, there is an article ("qu'on soit plus que des amis")?

Asked 3 years ago

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Pamela L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Quiconque trouve la fève

Is it acceptable to say ' Celui qui trouve la fève' instead of 'Quiconque trouve...'?

Asked 3 years ago

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Sebastian S.B2Kwiziq community member

If not s'amuser, how would one say "amuse oneself"?

I find myself wanting to ask this based on the same question as Joseph K below - where you're given "Anne is having fun at the circus" and "Anne is amusing herself at the circus." as potential multiple choice answers, with only the former being marked correct.

If "Anne s'amuse au cirque" can't mean "Anne is amusing herself at the circus", how would you say that?

Asked 1 year ago

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MARTIN B.A1Kwiziq community member

The piece mentions "monastère que les religieux" but later says "Benoît Autric est chargé par les sœurs" - monks or nuns?

Asked 2 years ago

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Vimal R.C1Kwiziq community member

Puis les adultes allaient faire du ski pendant

Si "to go ski" est "faire du ski", pourquoi "would go skiing" n'est pas "faisaient du ski"?

Asked 2 years ago

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CélineKwiziq Native French Teacher

Peter asked: "What is actually the rule for use of Demi/Demie"

Asked 2 years ago

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Deborah M.B2Kwiziq community member

Question re answerCelui qui est arrivé en premier est ________ que la dernière fois. The one who arrived first is the same as last time.le mêmela même

And this one answer was Le même ???

Asked 3 years ago

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Laura C.C1Kwiziq community member

avoir or être with MonterThe quiz asks "Hier, tu ________ monté mes valises dans ma chambre." The correct answer is "as", but the lessons says to use être if there is a "dans". So why isn't it "tu es monté ... DANS ma chambre?

Merci

Asked 1 year ago

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Kalpana S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Les airs Hi: I'm puzzled by the use of the plural form "les airs" in this phrase: "les fleurets élancés qui fendent les airs." Why not: "qui fendent l'air"?

Thank you!

Kalpana

Asked 1 year ago

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Bianca S.C1Kwiziq community member

So is it with the passé compose or with the present? Confused :(

So the question was:

How would you say ''You haven't lived here long.'' ?

1. Tu n'as pas habité ici depuis longtemps.

2. Tu n'habites pas ici depuis longtemps.

3. Tu n'habitais pas ici depuis longtemps.

4. Tu ne vas pas habiter ici depuis longtemps.

So the instructions are that with negation depuis is in passe composé, so I picked the answer number 1, but in results this was wrong as they wanted present - answer number 2.

What gives?

Asked 2 years ago

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