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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?

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Asked 7 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Gender of hyphenated nounsIn A1, there is a long lesson that tries to tell us how to infer a word's gender based on word ending patterns. Based on that, I can correctly guess that both "lave" and "vaisselle" are feminine, so why does dictionaries tell me "lave-vaisselle" is masculine ?

Asked 9 years ago

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Jerry asked: "Isn't Monaco a country not a city?"Shouldn't the correct answer be Je viens du Monaco ?"

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'adore faire du shopping. Surely it is `faire les magasins` or `faire des courses`? Depending on the context.

Asked 7 years ago

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CARLEEN M.A1Kwiziq community member

How to conjugate vouloir in the subjuctive

Asked 9 years ago

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Melanie O.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the inverted question form for C’est LE professed de gestion?

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Steven N.C1Kwiziq community member

Ayons-en!Why does "Nous en avons" become "Ayons-en!" Is this another subjunctive nightmare?

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Ian T.A1Kwiziq community member

Je voudrais un tasse de café, mais je ne veux pas des sucre. Est-ce correct ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ron F.C1Kwiziq community member

Aurelie,

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Barbara H.A2Kwiziq community member

tu as une voiture, n'est-ce pas?

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