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Barbara D.C1Kwiziq community member

aller se coucher

Another question! I have noticed in many sentences on the tests that you almost always use "aller" in addition to a reflexive verb.(I'm NOT referring to the "futur proche.)

Ex:1) Nous avons décidé d'aller nous promener. 2) J'irai me coucher tôt ce soir.

Isn't "going" already in the verb - se promener = to go for/to take a walk, se coucher = to go to bed. Seems a bit redundant. Just wondering why?

It is correct without "aller", isn't it?

1) Nous avons décidé de nous promener. 2) Je me coucherai tôt ce soir.

Asked 8 years ago

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John W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

.....in case it's sunnyThe answer given is '....au cas où il fesait beau'. Couldn't you say as an alternative '....au cas où il y aurait du soleil'?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

ConfusedIn another exercise, we were supposed to translate 'I got bored' to 'Je me suis ennuyé'. Isn't that also a state of being that should use l'imparfait?

Asked 9 years ago

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Adwitaa V.A0Kwiziq community member

when exactly do you use je voudrais and what about saying you would like, she/he would like, they would like-how do you say them?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ron T.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Tu viendras me voir aprés avoir mangé ton dessert.This is the quiz question it was applicable to: Tu viendras me voir ________ ton dessert. (You'll come and see me when you've eaten your dessert.) ->quand tu auras mangé
Aside from the fact that the response does not follow the sense of the lesson, does this not express the same thought: Tu viendras me voir après avoir mangé ton dessert.?

Asked 8 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Le chat, auquel tu as fait peur, s'est caché sous le lit.I notice in the above examples, that the sentence talking about a cat is only translated using auquel. Is 'à qui' not applicable here? Is a cat not treated as a living thing in this instance? Thanks for your help!

Asked 9 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Any difference between 'quelque' and 'un peu de' when both mean 'a bit of'? Are they interchangeable?

Il a quelque difficulté à se concentrer pour faire ses devoirs

Il a un peu de difficulté à se concentrer pour faire ses devoirs

Asked 6 years ago

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Hoyt C.A2Kwiziq community member

Check audio for 'Tu fais du sport?'. Does not seem correct.

Asked 9 years ago

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Just For Fun C.C1Kwiziq community member

Why not 'le jour de la Paques'?

I'm really confused. I was marked wrong on a test when I put 'le jour de la Paques' for 'Easter Day'. The correct answer is supposedly 'le jour de Paques'.

Which is it?

Asked 5 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Prepositions"Marie est retournée le voir le lendemain" - how come there's no preposition ("pour", say) following retournée here, which the lesson says should always follow retourner when conjugated with être?

Asked 9 years ago

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