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William S.C1Kwiziq community member

Translating " J'ai l'habitude de me coucher tard"I think in English present tense that "I usually got to bed late" works best with above

Asked 8 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Merle asked: "Can you explain the construction of this sentence to me : 'je les ai voulues' ?"

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Maloy M.A1Kwiziq community member

How do we write "she will get it done" or "she will get it signed (by someone)"?Do we necessarily use "futur proche" e.g. elle va le faire ? However "elle va le signer" is not the same meaning. "Elle le fera signer" - would this be correct?

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

outside? en dehors de versus à l'extérieur de please explain.

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Kathy h.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"You must clean their room"Bonjour, I understand that using "Il faut" + infinitive is very formal, but if I want to express "You must clean their room" I believe this would be "Il te faut nettoyer sa chambre". Or, to sound less formal, would it be more common to say "Tu dois nettoyer sa chambre" ? Merci en avance ! Kathy

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ian L.C1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of final 'e' in feminineIn the recording examples of feminine endings which are said not to sound different almost all the feminine words are given a distinct (if very short) '-yuh' sound at the end. Is this purely to add emphasis or because they are ending a sentence, or is it actually a different sound?

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Chris W.B2Kwiziq community member

Not fully explainedThe question was about "Un vraiment beau monument" which I obviously got wrong. I think I understand that beau should have been at the end, but it is not clear where vraiment shoul go. Please explain

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Priscilla L.A2Kwiziq community member

Would you say "Je t'habille" to say "I dress you"?

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When "quelque chose" is used as a subject, are adjectives feminine? I've seen the sentences "Quelque chose est arrivé." and "Quelque chose est arrivée." Which is correct?

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Melody S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vrai vs. fauxI think it would be helpful to point out in this lesson that vrai vs. faux do not behave (placement) in the same was as other opposites such as grand/petit, bon/mauvais etc.

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