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Guilherme S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

leur vs à eux

Is "Il va leur téléphoner." the same as " Il va téléphoner à eux."?

In other words, can a sentence written with indirect object pronouns be replaced by one with stress pronouns?

Asked 4 years ago

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d. g.A1Kwiziq community member

No liaison between "et" and "une"Why is the "t" in "et" silent when it precedes the vowel sound in "une" in ,"Je connais un homme turc et une femme turque."

Asked 7 years ago

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Tom Rune K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Demi/demieIs there a reason it should be "et demie" and not "et demi"? The former is the feminine and the latter the masculine form, right?

Asked 7 years ago

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ANAGHA N.A0Kwiziq community member

how can i say i live in india

Asked 8 years ago

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Lea L.B1Kwiziq community member

how can i learn that lunettes is plural? is there a singular word for lunettes?

Asked 9 years ago

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Après avoir / après d'avoirAfter watching the film: Après d'avoir regardé ce film- was marked correct. Why it can't be said as: "Après avoir regardé ce film. Is it because 'watching' is considered a gerund ? Thanks.

Asked 7 years ago

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Ainsworth B.Kwiziq community member

"Retrouver" y "rencontrer"

J'ai utilisé le verbe "rencontrer" au lieu de "retrouver" pour "to meet." Quelle est la différence entre les deux verbes?

Asked 4 years ago

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

cadet/ aineeI have heard cadet used to mean youngest of a group of siblings., as aine ( no accents on keyboard) is used to mean the eldest or first born. why can cadet not be used for youngest daughter . In your writing challenge you did not offer cadet as a possibility although for a previous sentence you used ainee for the oldest .

Asked 7 years ago

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Emily B.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between parce que and car?Can they be used interchangeably, or is there some rule for when to use one or the other?

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yellamaraju s.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

usage of "pire and pis"Ses relations avec elle vont de mal en pis / Ça va de pire en pire. When to use pire and pis both mean "worse".

Asked 9 years ago

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