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Bonjour!
J'habite à New York City pour l'instant.
Je souhaite bientôt voyager à Paris et rencontrer des français à New York. Je suis dans ce voyage d'apprentissage du français depuis environ 6 mois maintenant et je sais que même si je prends des pauses, cela n'aura pas d'importance parce que je suis tellement passionné par l'apprentissage de la langue et de la culture.
Royce Bandora, 19 yo
What does "ne plus savoir ou donner la tete" mean in English? Looks like "I no longer knew where to lay my head."
je chérirai toujours la nuit... why we use futur simple of chérir here?
Is it possible to remove certain lessons from my study plan? I'm not particularly interested in learning the passé simple but I get quizzed on that repeatedly.
"Nous avons mangé en une heure" does not have a correct answer. "We ate in an hour" and "We ate in an hour´s time" are both incorrect. An appropriate answer would be "We ate for an hour." (American English)
How do I access the accents for French writing within Quizik?
I can't seem to make the accents work when I'm using the site.
On regardait les lucioles, et soudain elles ont toutes disparu.
Why is it soudain and not soudainement?
I think the explanation for avoir envie de vomir needs to be amended to say that this can be expressed using avoir besoin de as well as using devoir. Having studied the lesson, I assumed you could only use avoir envie de.
With respect, are D.G and Cécile’s posts right? Surely ne is only needed after sans que when the verb preceding it is negative, and then only in more formal French. So "Tu as fait tout ça sans que Neve soit au courant" will not require a "ne".
The linked lesson could be a little clearer, but says:
If the main verb is NOT used with negations, then you CANNOT use the ne explétif.
If the main verb is used with a negation, you can use the ne explétif, but it is considered optional
The lesson said that y replaces [à+ thing], and that an indirect pronoun replaces [à + person].
The question was "Il pense à sa famille. Elle....pense aussi." 'Famille' is people, so why is the answer given as 'y' and not 'leur'?
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