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Gary B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Role of "des"

I don't understand the construction of " j'avais des démangeaisons ". What is the role of "des"? It looks like a preposition between an auxiliary verb and a main verb. Or is "démangeaisons " a noun? It certainly looks like a verb. Thanks for any help.

Asked 2 years ago

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H. A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Correction in lesson text

"Note that, like for dates in general..." is incorrect English. It should be "Note that, as for dates in general..." or "Note that, like dates in general..."

Asked 2 years ago

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Kushagr G.A1Kwiziq community member

Does the exception for Thirsty and Hungry using avoir apply to everything about a human, for example anger, love etc

Asked 1 year ago

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Gary M.A2Kwiziq community member

L’ or En

How do know when to use these before the season?

Asked 1 year ago

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Barbara O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

la chatte est la reine de la maison

comme j'aime les chats, j'ai particulièrement apprécié cet exercice. au moment où j'écris, mon chat dort au soleil sur son lit, où elle restera jusqu'à ce qu'elle ait faim ou qu'elle veuille être caressée :)

Asked 2 years ago

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Jonas F.C1Kwiziq community member

Alternative phrasing

Instead of "après avoir couché le bébé", could I also say "après de coucher le bébé"?

Asked 1 year ago

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D. A.A0Kwiziq community member

Reflexive verbs and Possessive Articles

Would someone please explain to me why you would write "Je me brosse les dents deux fois par jour." in stead of "Je me brosse mes dents ..." I'm uncertain why you couldn't use mes even though you're also using the reflexive verb. Merci!

Asked 1 year ago

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Carol L.A0Kwiziq community member

Question about accents

Good morning,

How do I insert accents while doing a dictation exercise?

Asked 2 years ago

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Harlan M.C1Kwiziq community member

One quiz example

In one quiz, a sentence reads J'étais comme votre fils, jusqu'à ce qu'un jour, j'aille dans la bibliothèque de mon quartier,et que je me mette à dévorer les romans “Donjons & Dragons”. I filled the blanks correctly because the tips said to use the subjunctive, but I don't understand why the subjunctive is used here. "I was like your son until one day I went to the library ...", something that definitely happened in the past, so I would have written "je suis allé dans la bibliothèque ... et je me suis mis à dévorer ..." I'm also surprised by the second "que" before "je me mette". Can you give me some insight?

Asked 1 year ago

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9832 B.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of "depuis" for an action that is presently continuingThis was listed as the correct answer, but I had understood that, for actions that are continuing in the present, the present tense was used with "depuis." Did I miss something? Thanks.
Les Souillard sont mariés depuis plus de vingt ans." means:

The Souillards have been married for more than twenty years

Asked 1 year ago

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