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peter b.C1Kwiziq community member

circonflexeWhy - château but - chapeau I don't understand the use of the circonflexe when to me the pronunciation appears similar

Asked 7 years ago

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Paul D.A2Kwiziq community member

Vous faites tous vos devoirs?

1. What is the purpose of the word "tous" in this sentence?

2. Why is the "s" in "tous" pronounced before the " v" in "vos"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Julia M.A2Kwiziq community member

The speaker seems to say la instead of leurs in Ils ont reçu leurs résultats ' . .

Asked 8 years ago

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Lucien J.C1Kwiziq community member

Gender agreementWhen you say 'its [the participle's] gender agreement will depend on whether the group contains men or women', surely you mean 'contains menor not'.

Asked 7 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

passer la serpillère (mop something)Where does mop, vacuum etc fit in with the different passer categories. Your site is unequalled don't worry too much about missing a few questions.

Asked 7 years ago

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MARIAN U.A0Kwiziq community member

I have issues with the tenses and how to conjugate

Asked 9 years ago

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Asked 8 years ago

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Elizabeth Y.C1Kwiziq community member

pourrais vs pouvais in the text above

Can I say "et je pourrais dormir plus longtemps" instead of "je pouvait"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

mon/ma

Hi, why is it “avec mon amie, Annie”?

Annie is a woman, so shouldn’t it be “avec ma amie, Annie”?

Asked 5 years ago

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Clare B.C1Kwiziq community member

Lack of pas in written languageI have quite often noticed that pas or other negative word is missing in written French, in newspapers and in books. I don't have an example at hand, though. Why is this and when can it happen?

Asked 6 years ago

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