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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Marc lève la tête.
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Cheryl N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why is the possessive adjective masculine (son) before a feminine noun (trophée), please?The quizz question is: Elle tient son trophée. (She holds her trophy.) The exercise was conjugating tenir. Cheryl
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John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
I miss nothing?How would you say I miss nothing? Je ne manque rien? Thanks.
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A. S.A2Kwiziq community member
Salut, je choisi " croient " et la réponse a été marqué comme pas vrai Pourquoi
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John L.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
En vs DansI think the British and American English are a bit different, so I'm still not quite clear on this. So does "Nous avons mangé en 40 minutes" means we ate for 40 minutes? The duration of our meal was 40 minutes? It took us 40 minutes to eat? And "Nous mangerons dans une heure" means we will have to wait for another hour before we can eat, right?
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diane b.C1Kwiziq community member
Identify regional gendersHi The rule - use en if feminine and dans le if masculine - is easy to follow. The question is - other than for UK -shires, how on earth do we know if a region or province is masculine or feminine, or falls into the 'au' (rather than 'en' or 'dans le') camp ? More help (or at least examples) please. Thanks.
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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member
Is there an 'appropriacy' issue with 'c'est à moi' over 'c'est le miens'? Would one be be considered more formal than the other? (If so, which one!) Thanks.
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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member
Is the aucun d'entre eux alternative translatable as none 'between then'?I'm just trying to work out how to remember it :)
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Futur vs ConditionnelOne quiz reads:"Tu _____ m'aider après manger ?" (Will you be able to help me after eating?) and we're supposed to enter Le Futur of "pouvoir". But why Futur? As there appears to be some doubt as to whether the person addressed can help, why aren't we using Le Conditionnel ?
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Pauline S.A1Kwiziq community member
Perhaps I'm just not getting this?Above, you say: C'est in sentences "it is + a/the/my... + thing" C'est une jolie robe. It is a pretty dress. The sentence above is referring to a specific dress, otherwise how could we say it is pretty? Yet, further down the page, I read this: "...Il est/elle est for statements and opinions related to specific things: Tu aimes mon pull ? -Oui, il est très beau. Do you like my sweater? -Yes, it's very nice..." According the this, the sentence should be: "Elle est une jolie robe".
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