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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Placement of verbIn the examples, 'dire' goes after the two negations while 'faire' and 'aller' goes before them. What's the rule here?

Asked 9 years ago

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M T.B2Kwiziq community member

Using ‘aller’ for imperative with reflexive verbsBonsoir, The lesson indicated that when we use ‘aller’ for an imperative with a reflexive verb we should use the infinitive form of the verb as in: Allez, vous habiller! So the answer provided for the corresponding question should have been: Allez, vous embrasser! Instead, it was : Allez, embrassez-vous! Can you please explain why? Thanks!

Asked 8 years ago

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Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"J'étais mariée quand j'avais 20 ans." "I was married when I was 20." Does that mean that during my 20s I was married and not that I got married when I was 20? Thanks!

Asked 9 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.

Asked 6 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

de vs du un paysPourquoi on vient de France mais du Canada? Pourquoi pas de la France?

Asked 8 years ago

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Anish K.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it that we do not apply Liaison with numbers in general or is it only in case of dates.

Asked 8 years ago

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Kiattiyos L.C1Kwiziq community member

Can I use "Il sent mal."?

Asked 9 years ago

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nim t.A1Kwiziq community member

au is there a reason texas and new mexico use "au" instead of dans le other than the fact that it is an exception? and if so, are there other ones that use "au"?

Asked 8 years ago

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Rebecca W.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of 's'intéresser à'

Hi,

Could someone please help me to understand which is the appropriate way to use the verb 's'intéresser à' in the sentence 'The subject I am interested in is French'.

I have seen it used in two ways and am wondering which is correct or the most common.

1. La matière à laquelle je m'intéresse est le français.

2. La matière qui m'intéresse est le français.

Thank you :)

Asked 6 years ago

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Marnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J’ai envie d’une nouvelle voiture ...surely that can mean BOTH I want a new car & i need a new car. My car is 24 years old ...I NEED a new car...

Asked 7 years ago

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