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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Prepositions"Marie est retournée le voir le lendemain" - how come there's no preposition ("pour", say) following retournée here, which the lesson says should always follow retourner when conjugated with être?
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John B.C1Kwiziq community member
La police/la gendarmerie? a subtle distinction?
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Joyance M.B2Kwiziq community member
Along the lines of the "ce que" versus "quel" question...Along the lines of the "ce que" versus "que" question, must the question "Ce qui fait peur ici?" always begin with "ce que" because the answer is unknown (not mentioned previously?) even though it refers to a noun and not a phrase/sentence? If so, when can a question begin with Quel? Only if the answer was already mentioned?
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Dino B.B1Kwiziq community member
Please explain using des/de in "on saura qu’il y a des reines autant qu’il y a de femmes"In the phrase "on saura qu’il y a des reines autant qu’il y a de femmes", why do we say "des reines", but "de femmes" (why not "des femmes")?
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diane l.B2Kwiziq community member
How would you say, "He does not have one car. He has two."?Il n'a pas une voiture. Il en a deux.
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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
How do we express "to make someone late?"The Week One B2 writing challenge used "mettre" rather than "faire" to say when something (a taxi) made me late ("m'a mis en retard"). Is there a lesson with some examples on using mettre? Thanks.
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Janet Z.A1Kwiziq community member
How do you still "I am going to (city)."?
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Subjunctive when?"Il (verbe1) que (pronom) (verbe2)" Is verbe2 to be in the subjunctive mood for every verbe1 or only for some particular verbs?
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Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Is "Un millier" exactly one thousand or about one thousand?
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
monter with être/avoirLes explorateurs ont monté la colline / Les explorateurs sont montés sur la colline. Do these mean the same thing?
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