Why are quelqu'un, quelqu'une, quelques-uns, quelques-unes left out? These indefinite pronouns are more natural IMO than certain, certains, certaine, certaines and mean the same thing. In both cases you carve out a subset of individuals w/o further identification. Per robert online certain is a synonym. Here is modern and absolute meaning of QUELQU'UN..........

1 Une personne totalement indéterminée. « On dirait que quelqu'un joue du piano quelque part » (Alain-Fournier).➙ on. Le besoin de parler àquelqu'un.

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S. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How to say famous in French: It's OK to say" célèbre Cité du Vin", but not "célèbre Fontaine des 3 Grâces" -- only "fameuse" is correct there. Why?

Asked 6 years ago

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Charles B.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of "en" to indicate "it" - one of something.I've become comfortable thinking of "en" as "some" or "some of them" as in your example "Il m'en a offert." But it's use as "it" in "Elle leur en a parlé" is throwing me. Why "en" and not "Elle la/le leur a parlé" ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Diana S.A1Kwiziq community member

does the gender of the city matter

Asked 9 years ago

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Larissa H.A1Kwiziq community member

Qu'est-ce QUI and qu'est-ce QUE?

What is the difference, please?

Asked 5 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ChuiThis is a good humoured chat between two Lyon friends of mine. Tu l'a dit bouffi !!! , Eh chui pas bouffi. Is chui short for / Lyon-ish for ' I am' Mike

Asked 8 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Vocabulary word copaine instead of petite amie

HI,

I was wondering there was a sentence above ma petite amie est canadienne how come you use petite amie for girlfriend and not ma copaine?

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 4 years ago

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richa j.C1Kwiziq community member

placement of adjective long

Elle a un visage long et sérieux.

Why is long following the noun in this sentence?

As per BANGS rule, the adjective "long" usually precedes the noun. I came across this sentence in a book Entre Jeune, used for teaching french to 9th standard in schools in India.

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