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Antonios D.A2Kwiziq community member

Il faut faire *son* litIn one of the questions the expression `Il faut faire son lit` was translated as "You must make your bed". Is `il faut`, like `on`, requiring the use of the 3rd person? Would it be grammatically wrong to say `Il faut faire ton lit`? What about `Il faut faire mon lit` if it's my bed that you must make? Thanks you in advance.

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Antonios D.A2Kwiziq community member

'Also' or 'but'I think most of the examples could be translated by keeping the negation and using 'but'. At least for me, it's clearer than losing the negation of 'ne' For example: Je n'ai que fait mes devoirs. I didn't do (anything) but my homework. Nous n'avons regardé qu'un film. We didn't watch but one film. Nous n'avons que mangé des bonbons We didn't (do anything) but eat sweets. Nous n'avons mangé que des bonbons We didn't eat (anything) but sweets. They're not perfect English perhaps, but with the right intonation I think they could hold in oral English.

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Soner Ş.A0Kwiziq community member

I don't know how to distinguish between masculine and feminini words.

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R. T.A1Kwiziq community member

How does this function relative to "il fault que"?

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Will V.B1Kwiziq community member

Hi, thanks for your site. I would love some more examples of how 'meme' is used.Perhaps some youtube videos or something??

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Lea L.B1Kwiziq community member

how can i learn that lunettes is plural? is there a singular word for lunettes?

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is the s dropped on the tu form of parle in the imperative?

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D. A.B1Kwiziq community member

je viens d'AthenesI couldn't put the accent in Athens because of my keyboard

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r. p.B2Kwiziq community member

Martin n'est pas arrivé depuis longtempsA negative completed in the past, would that not be (in English) "had" instead of "have"?? Because "has not" sounds uncompleted

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Malcolm T.A2Kwiziq community member

How can they be the same word? Is soit 'to be'?

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