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Johnny L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

atteintYou included an example of atteint but made no mention of the fact that it ends in t.

Asked 9 years ago

Karen M.B1KwizIQ community member

Le bord de mer … is that correct? Why isn’t it le bord de la mer?

Asked 5 years ago

D. E.C1KwizIQ community member

Isn't "Je te passe Paul" ambiguous? How do you know which is the direct and indirect pronoun ?

Asked 9 years ago

D. K.A2KwizIQ community member

J'aime bien ta voiture, elle est mieux que la mienne.Why mieux and not meilleure? Une bonne voiture, une voiture meilleure que la mienne?

Asked 9 years ago

James H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why is `bon` a feminine adjective? An adverb has no gender, but an adjective does.Tu préfères le chocolat ou la vanille ? - La vanille, c'est bon, mais le chocolat, c'est meilleur !

Asked 9 years ago

Jennifer C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

De peur que versus pour que?I wonder if yoy could write il viendra de peur que tu ne sois pas vexée as il viendra pour que tu ne sois pas vexée and if so translate it as he will come so that you will not be offended. I am just trying to work out how the subjunctive works out in english.

Asked 9 years ago

Dino B.B1KwizIQ community member

Please explain using des/de in "on saura qu’il y a des reines autant qu’il y a de femmes"In the phrase "on saura qu’il y a des reines autant qu’il y a de femmes", why do we say "des reines", but "de femmes" (why not "des femmes")?

Asked 10 years ago

Olena Z.B2KwizIQ community member

passe-temps/hobby/dadaIs there any difference in meanings?

Asked 7 years ago

Meghna J.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Specific dayWhy would the day of birth be à la? I understand from the text that a la is generally ´the day' and le jour de is a specific day. On the question Laurent est né ________ Saint-Patrick, the answer is contradictory. Please help clarify.

Asked 9 years ago

David S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Faire confiance

The quiz asked: How would you tell your friends to have faith? "____ confiance, mes amis!" Have faith, my friends.

I answered "Faites" but it wanted "Ayez". Nearly all lessons here that refer to "confiance" associate it with "faire" - not "avoir". There does not seem to be one specifically on "Have faith". What is the grammar rule here?

Asked 8 years ago

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