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Emma B.C1Kwiziq community member
Pire or plus mauvais?I don't think the examples given have explained the difference between these two forms. I think I read somewhere that pire was more for abstract things. Is this right? What is the difference between an accent and results?
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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
A. asked: Can nationalities be capitalised in French or do they take lower cases?How to use nationalities as 'proper nouns' and as an 'adjectives'.
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Nguher K.A0Kwiziq community member
J'habite au Nigeria dans la capital,Abuja.
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Kathy h.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
ArticlesNot to belabour Stuart's question but, does this mean that technically "Je n'aime ni le fromage ni le lait." means "I like neither the cheese nor the milk.", referring to a specific cheese and milk versus categorically.
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John I.B2Kwiziq community member
Tout va bien chez vousHi - just a bit confused on this one. I noticed we have used va and not allez, but we have used vous and not toi (ie va with toi, and allez with vous). Is that because "va" is referring to "Tout" being masculine singular and not the person we are talking to? ie - can you say "tout va bien chez toi" to someone familiar or is this a fixed expression..??
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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member
Adjectives/Irregular Adverbs
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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Partir vs quitterI'm a bit unsure about the difference between these two. If you leave the job then it's quitter, but if you leave Paris, perhaps for good but perhaps not are both possible?
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Refering to ideas with en/y/leAs far as I understand, when refering to a phrase without repeating it, one uses "en" if it begins with "de", "y" if it begins with "à" and le/la/les otherwise. This rule failed me on the latest B1 writing challenge: "One day, I'm sure [of it]," -> "Un jour, je le/y/en suis certain," (I haven't even seen the phrase that le/y/en refers to yet, so how can I chose?). "the dead will come back to life" -> "les morts reviendront à vie". Ok, now we know what to be sure of: "Un jour, les morts reviendront à vie". That doesn't start with either à or de, so I guessed that "le" was the word to use in the first sentence, but the answer says "en", and I'm confused.
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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member
A question about one of the above sentencesIn the sentence above that says "Elle a une petite voix: on l'entend peu", why is that translated as "She has a small voice: We don't hear her much". I would have thought that "on l'entend peu" would have translated to 'we hear her much'. Would you please explain this? Thank you. Catherine
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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
D. asked: Can I use "monter" to say "to mount a picture on the wall" - J'ai monté le tableau sur le mur.
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