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c f.C1Kwiziq community member

when to use égal vs égale ?

The examples provided in this lesson show the following:

deux plus deux égal quatre Deux plus deux égale quatre.

Asked 5 years ago

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Aimee N.A2Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between tenter and essayer

Can it be interchangeable?

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Michael S.B1Kwiziq community member

Partir vs. s'en aller

When would I use "partir" instead of "s'en aller"?

Also, as a command (imperative), is there a difference in emotion between "Partez!" vs. "Allez-vous en!" (Like "leave" vs. "get out of here!) .

Thanks.

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Charles B.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of "en" to indicate "it" - one of something.I've become comfortable thinking of "en" as "some" or "some of them" as in your example "Il m'en a offert." But it's use as "it" in "Elle leur en a parlé" is throwing me. Why "en" and not "Elle la/le leur a parlé" ?

Asked 9 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Miam, c'est délicieux! Why not il est?Miam, c'est délicieux! Why not il est? It's referring to something specific (the delicious specific thing being eaten), I assume, since we don't see the sentences before it.

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skylar m.C1Kwiziq community member

Hers or someone else's catIn the context of this statement one assumes Marie is caressing her own cat yet when put in the passive voice it could read as though the cat belongs to someone else...maybe not a great example

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Tomas B.C1Kwiziq community member

Is ne...point used for also for emphasis? I thought that was one of the uses in oral language.

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William B.A2Kwiziq community member

Porquoi “tu appelles, pas de t’appelles?

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Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

Why are vin et eau without articles, yet le fromage et le lait are with?

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Shruti C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je te le dis pour que tu ne sois pas surpris.Why here le has come ?

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