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Michael R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Might beI have seen might be + verb (e.g.) eating as either il pourrait manger or il mangerait. Are they both correct.

Asked 8 years ago

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White L.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Rule for Nouns beginning with H

Please confirm. The masculine forms bel, nouvel and vieil are used before a noun that begins with a VOWEL. This rule does not apply to a noun that begins with an H? Par exemple: Regarde ces vieux hommes. Merci.

Asked 7 years ago

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Gwen E.C1KwizIQ community member

«fermer la lumière»

Hi! I've been living in Québec for a while now and i just wanted to check something? When I translated turn off the light as fermer la lumière, it said that the correct way to say was éteindre la lumière. i've never heard anyone say that before, it's always fermer when you want to translate turn off. Is that just a Québec thing? I thought everyone said that

Asked 2 years ago

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Yury S.B1KwizIQ community member

The example for dropping 'ne' explétif in speechThe example in the remark near the end of the lesson does not have a negation in the main verb, so it wouldn't need 'ne' explétif. In fact, it's exactly the same phrase that was used in the first example in this lesson: Il est venu sans que tu le saches.

Asked 10 years ago

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Jason K.C1KwizIQ community member

Can you say j'ai du plan mercrediLike, I have plans on Wednesday (being this Wednesday). You don't need an article if Wednesday is at the start of the sentence, but if it's in the middle?

Asked 9 years ago

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Dragana E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Tu aimes le violet? Oui, c'est tres jolie!

If this asking if you like a specific colour. Why is it not "Oui, il est tres jolie!

Another referred to ma coupe - it was Elle est tres ....., WHY elle here?

Thanks

Asked 8 years ago

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Meghna J.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

C'est or Il/Elle EstSeriously lost on this one - you mention that C'est will be followed by a noun nd il/elle by an adjective yet in the practice test 'Tu aimes la couleur violette ? Oui, ________ est très joli!' expects the response C'est

Asked 10 years ago

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Maja J.A1KwizIQ community member

J'habite au Stockholm

Asked 10 years ago

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Michael R.A2KwizIQ community member

Is " poser un lapin" a french idiomatic phrase meaning "to stand someone up"?

Asked 9 years ago

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D C.C1KwizIQ community member

"Il y a du brouillard" and "Il y a de l'orage"

In the first two examples ("il y a du brouillard" and "il y a de l'orage"), the audio version is different than the written version. Are both the written and audio versions correct and if not, which versions are correct?

Asked 6 years ago

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