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Anish K.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Hi, some of the pronunciations sound robotic. The pronunciation is not clear. Is it possible to have better recordings.
Asked 9 years ago
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Maarten K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
Remater and Reregarder

I can't find either of these verbs in this form in any source, yet they are given as options for 'rewatch'.  Although mater (already listed as 'very familiar' in Larousse and as 'argot' by the Academie-Française) and regarder are listed, neither shows up anywhere in 're' form ? Is this just slang - adding re- to any base verb as needed ?

Can you explain their origin and why they would be acceptable here ?

Asked 5 years ago
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Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Who and Whom difference?In my part the UK we never use 'whom' only 'who' so I'm lost as to when to use 'Qui est-ce que' and 'Qui est-ce que'. Could you please help.
Asked 8 years ago
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Steven N.C1KwizIQ community member
with plurals, de becomes des.....Why isn't it "Nous ne faisons pas partie DES amis" as "ses amis" is plural? But then I guess that would apply to "de les amis", so what's going on here?
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Steven N.C1KwizIQ community member
se marier - simple past or passé composé?In the examples we have "Elle se maria cette année-là." and in the quiz "Je me suis marié ce jour-là". I think the first is the simple past, the second passé composé - but why choose one over the other? Or are they equivalent?
Asked 8 years ago
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Dave T.B1KwizIQ community member
Est-ce qu'il y a des exceptions ou des adverbes irreguliers qui ne se terminent pas par "-ment"?
Asked 9 years ago
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Amanda J.A2KwizIQ community member
The verb punir

I took a quiz that asked this question:

Les garçons ? Oui, elle les a ________ . The boys? Yes, she punished them.HINT: punir = to punish

I  understand the lesson, the verb punir is to be conjugated to agree in number and gender with the direct object it's replacing. But the passe composé conjugation for punir is "puni," according to your conjugation page. (ex: je "puni" tu "puni" .... nous "puni"  ... ils "puni.")   So how is the correct answer "punis"  ?
Asked 5 years ago
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Nida F.B1KwizIQ community member
les livres or des livres

I still don't understand why you use les livres instead of des livres for a statement

J'adore_________ livres. I thought that le/la and les is used for specific thing. please clarify. 

Thanks

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Susan B.C1KwizIQ community member
Isn't "Qui est-ce" an acceptable form as well?
Asked 10 years ago
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A L.C1KwizIQ community member
L'avion vs le vol

How come in the 3rd sentence, "l'avion" is used and in the rest of the excerpt, "le vol" is used?

Asked 3 years ago
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