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Espérons-le que « espérons-le » suffice pour exprimer "hopefully"
Hi,
Is "de" a partitive article by itself? That is, without being used as "du/de la/de l'"? I ask because of the following example
J’ai bu beaucoup de café.here: https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/partitive-article/
Is it a preposition?
Can you explain why it is du carnaval not de carnaval?
In the Quiz, "She'll be back in five."
Why is Elle revient dans cinq minutes, chosen over as the correct response and not "Elle va revenir dans cinq minutes"?
How do one differentiate when to use Le Present vs Le Futur Proche (aller + infinitive)?
Does the site have information on the colloquial uses of tenir? "Je vous tiendrai au courant." I'll keep you informed, so it's the metaphorical meaning of keep, not hold or take. There must be other examples.
I repeatedly fall foul over “docteur” vs “médecin(e)”, and became even more confused with the phrase “why do you want to see the doctor” when the call was made to see the dentist. So I’m thinking, should it be “want to see the doctor Bernard”. My understanding is “docteur” is the title, and “médicin(e)” is the profession, and in this case “le dentiste”. And then I’m tripped up by “teeth cleaning” when in practice you would probably say “a descale” but that didn’t come to mind at the time !
Why "des murs d'escalade" instead of "de murs d'escalade"? Note "beaucoup d'obstacles."
Le dimanche implique tous les dimanches, non ? Donc je pense que la réponse donnée n'est pas exactement correcte.
Qu'est-ce qu'on sort ?
I was marked wrong for this expression in the Quiz.
The correct answer was simply "On sort?"
Qu'est-ce qu'on sort ?
How does an adverb derive its masculin or feminine form? The adjective derives it's gender from the noun it is describing, but when the adjective is turned into an adverb, where does the gender come from?
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