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Loretta M.C1Kwiziq community member

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Asked 8 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Direct vs indirect object

Bonjour,

There was a sentence I was working on

Do not call them after eight P.M! For this sentence the answer was

Ne Les appelle pas après huit du soir. Are they using Les here as the direct object because their is no preposition for it to be indirect?

Also why is the pronoun y in this sentence after the conjugated verb?

Tu devrais y prêter attention?

Thank you

Nicole

Asked 5 years ago

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steve g.C1Kwiziq community member

The translation for the third item should read... Sarah didn't used to trust Thomas

Asked 9 years ago

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Richard R.C1Kwiziq community member

when does the past participle agree in number and gender with the object ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Harshit A.A1Kwiziq community member

Trouvez la question

Je cherche du travail. J'ai besoin de l'argent.
please i need the answer

Asked 5 years ago

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Julie E.C1Kwiziq community member

I am hearing the gentleman say Dix-sept "sous" soixante seize, not "dix-sept cent soixante seize. Am I right?

Asked 7 years ago

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steven l.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A bit off topic, but...In the third example, "Il est important qu'il apprenne ses lecons", how come it's not "c'est important"?

Asked 8 years ago

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Andy N.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je m’en veux mais il n’y a rien que je puisse faire pour y échapper.Hello. In your Week 35 B2 writing test, the above phrase triggers the subjunctive. It translates as: "I feel bad about it, but there's nothing that I can do to get out of it!" I suspect that it may be the emotion "I feel bad ... that" that triggers the subjunctive, because no desire or need is shown. However I'd be very grateful for any further help with this (extremely idiomatic) phrase! Thank-you

Asked 9 years ago

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Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Simon m'attend à la gare." can mean expects me at the station?I thought that only with the reflexive s'attendre à, would it be translated as expect. Is that an incorrect understanding on my part?

Asked 8 years ago

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

s'attendre àI feel like I will never get this. You wrote "Note that s'attendre à is usually used for negative expectations (i.e., I expect something bad)" but then "You're expecting some happy news" is "Tu t'attends à de bonnes nouvelles." Happy news is neither negative or bad.

Asked 9 years ago

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