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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Elles sont à 2,35€ le kilo.I noticed in one of the writing tests "They cost..." one translation is given as "Elles sont à..." or "they are at..." Is the à after être required when talking about prices and measures in French, or is it optional? ~Thanks for your help.

Asked 9 years ago

Sara P.C1Kwiziq community member

verbes du deuxième groupe

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Ce matin, elle en a trouvé une sous le sèche-cheveuxHello. In the Week 29 B1 writing test, the above sentence appears as a translation for 'This morning, she found one under the hairdryer.' To begin with I was confused by the phrase appearing to have two objects. But after thinking about it could this sentence be read as: 'This morning, she found one (of them) under the hairdryer.' ~Thanks for your help

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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Wendy asked: "Why isn't it 'll s'est fait FAIRE couper les cheveux? When do you use fais faire?"

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Kenneth T.C1Kwiziq community member

So "la fois dernière" and "la dernière fois" are interchangeable

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Jason K.C1Kwiziq community member

Bernard l'envoie à elle - why is this incorrect?Just wanted to check why "Bernard l'envoie à elle" was incorrect to say Bernard sent something to her - is it that "lui" is mandatory in this case?

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Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Bonjour. Are "joyau" and "joyaux" pronounced correctly in the example above?

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Amani K.A0Kwiziq community member

why is it that the conjugation is different from kwiziq's everywhere else it is like sortir or partir!!

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Clare A.C1Kwiziq community member

Pourquoi on change la fin du verbe pour l'impératif avec "tu"? Tu me la donnES - Ne me la donnE pas

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je m’en veux mais il n’y a rien que je puisse faire pour y échapper.Hello. In your Week 35 B2 writing test, the above phrase triggers the subjunctive. It translates as: "I feel bad about it, but there's nothing that I can do to get out of it!" I suspect that it may be the emotion "I feel bad ... that" that triggers the subjunctive, because no desire or need is shown. However I'd be very grateful for any further help with this (extremely idiomatic) phrase! Thank-you

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