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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Manque de ?I keep getting this one wrong despite having read the lesson multiple times. What property of X determines whether it's "manque X" or "manque de X"? It says manque de in the lesson, but surely l'école is "something" but does not need "de"?

Asked 10 years ago

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Ana P.C1Kwiziq community member

Pronunciation of eggs

I always thought the "f" was pronounced in "oeufs", but in the video she does not pronounce the ending. Are both forms possible?

Asked 6 years ago

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Terry W.C1Kwiziq community member

Is it correct, je n'ais pas tort, to say I am not wrong ?Just wanted to check that in the negative for tort et raison that there is no 'de'

Asked 7 years ago

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

mon père et moi

Is it optional to use the subject pronoun after "mon pére et moi" as in The fireworks example?

Ma sœur et moi nous avons rejoint ...

compared "mon père et moi avons décidé" in Fishing with Dad?

Asked 4 years ago

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Saptarshi B.A2Kwiziq community member

me lèveI think "je me lève" should be translated as both "i wake up" and "i get up". Why do you consider "i wake up" as wrong answer?

Asked 8 years ago

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James H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using the subjunctive in the imperative

When would the subjunctive be used in the imperative form?

Vive La France! is the expression that comes to mind.

Asked 7 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qu'est-ce qui te plaît chez Anna ?The meaning provided in the example was: "What do you like about Anna?. I guess it should be "What do you like about Anna's (home)?

Asked 8 years ago

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Helen B.A1Kwiziq community member

Does not the verb chanter begins with an “sh” sound? In your example “tu chante bien » the sh sounded like s.

Asked 7 years ago

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Rita R.A1Kwiziq community member

I live in Oklahoma in the US. How do I say that?

Asked 8 years ago

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Suzy B.C1Kwiziq community member

How to access translation exercises?I am a premium subscriber and the emails say the translation exercises are sent by email to all premium subscribers but I haven't received anything that allows me to access the exercises properly and I cannot work out how to access them.

Asked 9 years ago

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