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Zsuzsanna T.A1Kwiziq community member
Bonjour! Nous avons deux chiens et un cheval. :)
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Zsuzsanna T.A1Kwiziq community member
J'habite à Genève, mais je suis hongroise. Où habitez-vous?
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Vincent C.A0Kwiziq community member
why is "tu es" and not "tu est£
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
c'est vs il estIn a writing challenge we had someone describing the new TV they bought: "besides, it's high definition" -> "en plus, elle est haute définition". I'm have from mastered the rules for c'est vs il est, but the one thing I have learned is that when you have a modified noun it's supposed to be "c'est". Yet here we have "haute définition" preceeded by elle est. My best guess is that "haute définition" is to be seen as an expression and should therefore count as an adjective rather than a modified noun ?
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Terri J.B1Kwiziq community member
J'habite à Laramie, aux États-Unis. Où habitez-vous?
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Lee P.C1Kwiziq community member
ait vs soitI don't understand why "for fear there will be a gas leak" uses "ait" instead of "soit" -- what's the general rule? I know a person "has" hunger or thirst but in this case there's no person involved...
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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Passé simple vs. Imparfait"During that time, I was very busy." is translated using le Passé simple. However, would not l'Imparfait be more appropriate here, given that it is a statement about a longer period of time? -- Chris.
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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
It's about le Futur and le Futur antérieur.The English sentence is: "Marie will meet up with us when we leave the restaurant." In the answer you use le Futur antérieur: "...quand nous aurons quitté..." In English, this would, to me, rather be "...after having left...". Since here it is "...when leaving..." a more simulaneous connection is implied. Would it, hence, be ok to translate it as: 'Marie nous rejoindra quand nos quitterons le restaurant." Thanks, -- Chris.
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sukanya l.A0Kwiziq community member
how do I say I am excited for something in french
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
"On attendait mieux de vous" - why wouldn't this be reflexive, as it expresses expectation?
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