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The lesson says: (1) If the verb ends with a vowel, use -t-; (2) if the verb ends with a t or a d, don't use -t-. What if the verb ends with a consonant that is not t or d?
I debated whether it should be de Le Mans or du Mans, but as Le Mans is a place name, I thought it would stay as the full name. I was surprised that the correct answer is du Mans. So I assume this applies to any place name starting with 'Le' - like Le Havre. So to say something 'of Le Havre' it would be du Havre. Is that right?
Building on P. K.'s question below, could you also say Je me le souviens or Je me lui souviens?
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So my question is when going over this lesson. Is it safe to say that to think of using il/elle est to think of it as possession of ownership like in English?
Thanks
Nicole
As an American, I'm noticing that using "wash" as a transitive verb is tripping me up a little. It sounds ungrammatical to me ear to use it transitively. I'm guessing this could be a difference between American and British English, maybe (if a British speaker says it sounds fine).
I can say, "I wash up every morning" or "I'm wash myself every morning," but "I wash every morning" doesn't say what I'm washing, so it sounds like an incomplete sentence.
Reading the Kwiziq lessons has been great. They're both thorough and concise, which is impressive. Thanks!
how to know if the noun is masculine or feminine
I saw this sentence "Ils ont envie que nous leur donnions notre avis" - does envie here mean 'to want'?
not the same thing as "Jack down the giant down" [unspecified if from a cupboard, shelf, or stairway"
In the sentence, ”In any case, we'd better plan for the worst.”, I translated the first part by "Quoi qu'il arrive", which was not accepted. Is this expression correct or incorrect in this context?
Although I found this exercise challenging (I gave myself 49 out of 70) keep them coming as I think I learn a lot, especially by examining the various alternatives.
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