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Rebecca L.C1Kwiziq community member
Why is it "le hôtel" and not "l'hôtel"? Isn't it l' before a noun that sounds like it starts with a vowel?
Asked 3 years ago
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Tom E.C1Kwiziq community member
Could you explain why that's not possible to say "Je lui parle en peu anglais"?
Asked 6 years ago
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Gregory S.C1Kwiziq community member
Other types of "Si" clausesI'm looking for further information on the other types of "Si" clauses. L'imparfait+conditionnel is just one type. What about "Si" clauses that are placed in the past--e.g. "If you had studied harder, you would have passed the test". Another type: "If you're able, come visit me."
Asked 6 years ago
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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Meaning of 'le'I'm sure you've heard this a million times already, but if "il déteste le café" is "he hates coffee" then how does one say "he hates the coffee?"
Asked 9 years ago
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Max K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Quelqu'un and its derivatives

Why are quelqu'un, quelqu'une, quelques-uns, quelques-unes left out? These indefinite pronouns are more natural IMO than certain, certains, certaine, certaines and mean the same thing. In both cases you carve out a subset of individuals w/o further identification. Per robert online certain is a synonym. Here is modern and absolute meaning of QUELQU'UN..........

 1  Une personne totalement indéterminée. « On dirait que quelqu'un joue du piano quelque part » (Alain-Fournier).➙ on. Le besoin de parler àquelqu'un.
Asked 6 years ago
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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
J'ai plus de livres que toi: the "s" in plus is pronounced.Is this correct?
Asked 8 years ago
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Kari F.B2Kwiziq community member
Why is this correct and the other not?Why is je mets mes chaussures où d'habitude? correct but when you invert the verb and keep the rest the same it is incorrect? Per the quiz "mets-je mes chaussures où d'habitude? is incorrect. I didn't choose either of them as it seemed strange to have the où in the middle like that but was surprised to see one of them was in fact correct. Please explain. Thanks.
Asked 8 years ago
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Ellen S.C1Kwiziq community member
How would you write "We used to go to the cafeteria"?That was the answer I chose and I am curious as to why it is wrong.
Asked 8 years ago
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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Just a thought!The words in these two phrases "de moins en moins de" and "de plus en plus de" are similar to the letters in words like radar, noon, and civic. They read the same backwards and forwards.
Asked 8 years ago
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Donald H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Puis-je aussi dire ou utiliser certain / certains / certaines au lieu de
Asked 7 years ago
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