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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Mathilde a rentré la voiture avant qu'il ne pleuveI feel like I have learned this lesson before but for the life of me I can't remember why "ne" doesn't have a negative meaning here. Is there a lesson associated with it? Thank you.

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Diane L.A1Kwiziq community member

My question is about the English translation of 'gras' and 'grass.'In the question above, "Le bacon est gras mais la salade n'est pas grasse." is translated to: "Bacon is fat but salad is not fat." Wouldn't: "Bacon is fatty but salad is not fatty." be a more accurate translation? "Fat" is a noun or adjective describing size, whereas "fatty" describes something that is more caloric. Thanks in advance for your feedback.

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When used in a questionYou wrote 'When used in a question, "où" always means "where?" and "quand" always means "when?"' but didn't give an example. Does that mean "Le jour où j'ai eu vingt ans" become "Le jour quand ai-je eu vingt ans?" Thanks.

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is à que ever a valid phrase?

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Tomas B.C1Kwiziq community member

Is ne...point used for also for emphasis? I thought that was one of the uses in oral language.

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I don't think!Would there be much of a difference between. I don't think it is interesting and I think it is not interesting. The first would be wth subjunctive and the second with the indicative. Would there be any preference to use one rather than the other. Would there be a slight change in meaning? thankyou.

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Lesley asked: "What's the nuance of the expression "monter en ..." ?

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Diana S.A1Kwiziq community member

Can you use demi(e) and moitié interchangeably

j'ai mangé la moitié du chocolat j'ai mangé un demi-chocolat

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

C. asked : "Why doesn't 'français' become 'françaisE' when it is about 'her' speaking French?"

"A-t-elle parlé français ce soir ?"

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

GrandAgain grand before or after the noun. Le grande homme I am told means the great man, one who is respected etc, whereas l' homme grand is the tall man. If we want to speficy that a person is tall do we have to place grand after the noun. thank you

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