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Cristina O.B1Kwiziq community member

How do you say to a friend: "Your absence has not passed unnoticed"

Asked 8 years ago

Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is it as correct to say, Ce stylo est le mien, as,

Ce stylo est à moi?

Asked 9 years ago

jane b.C1Kwiziq community member

when do you use/not use an article after avoir besoin de ? For example why is it j'ai besoin de repos (no article) and j'ai besoin des crayons?

Asked 4 years ago

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

John S.A2Kwiziq community member

C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux.

In the example,

C'est un bel animal parmi de beaux animaux.

why is the 'de' not plural for 'des', as we are talking about 'some beautiful animals'?

Asked 6 years ago

Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

due à or dûe à ?

I'm not 100% certain, but I think this should be , "dûe à" , not "due à"

I have a feeling both spellings are accepted ?

Comments anyone ?

Thanks, Paul.

Asked 3 years ago

John M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Question about "Il était une fois, un roi et une reine qui vivaient dans un château"

Is there a grammar lesson that explains the use and/or necessity of "qui" in this sentence?

Merci.

Asked 6 years ago

Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Encore vs ToujoursDear Aurelie, Why is "you must still know" "Il faut encore connaitre" and not "Il faut toujours connaitre" ? I thought that toujours worked better for still. could toujours be used? Thank you, Leah

Asked 8 years ago

S. B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tout à l'heure

The rule concerning agreement of "tout" in different situations confuses me. Why isn't it written "toute à l'heure" so that tout agrees with the gender of l'heure? Thanks.

I found this explanation in Le Figaro but it does not explain why there is no agreement: https://www.lefigaro.fr/langue-francaise/expressions-francaises/2019/01/23/37003-20190123ARTFIG00047--toute-a-l-heure-ne-faites-plus-la-faute.php

Asked 5 years ago

steven l.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Faire les magasins Can someone explain why it's faire DU shopping and faires LES magasins? Why is it not consistent and faire des magasins?

Asked 7 years ago

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