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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
GrandAgain grand before or after the noun. Le grande homme I am told means the great man, one who is respected etc, whereas l' homme grand is the tall man. If we want to speficy that a person is tall do we have to place grand after the noun. thank you
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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
JeuneHi Laura You have Jeune before the noun, but it can be placed before or afterwards. The example i was given is un jeune professeur and a professeur jeune. The first meaning he was not long a professeur and the second that he was a professeur who was young in age. If this is the case can we always assume that jeune before the noun means young in age?
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Placement of "long""long" is listed here and elsewhere as an adjective that goes before the noun, so how come there are approximately the same number of hits on google for "longs cheveux" and "cheveux longs" (including quotation marks to preserve order) ?
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Olive J.A1Kwiziq community member
How do I say it in the past? I got up,I brushed my teeth.I bathed
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Kathy h.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
À eux -vs- aux euxBonjour, I was surprised to see "Je pense à eux." in this lesson. Should it not be "aux eux" ? The other day I was chatting online with a French native, and when I wrote "dit bonjour à eux" he corrected me, saying to use "aux". Merci !
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steve g.C1Kwiziq community member
The translation for the third item should read... Sarah didn't used to trust Thomas
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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Demeurer in the presentcould you use demeurerin sentences with the meaning " I remain silent", or "I am staying at his house/in Paris" .
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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
where does the again come from in the translation of ils auront pu se recevoirThey will have been able to see each other again thank you
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D. asked "Why 'Elle aurait eu froid' rather than 'Elle aurait été froid' "?
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D. asked: "In what context "His parents kissed themselves?" would be correct?"
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