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Jan W.C1Kwiziq community member

The phrase "Anthony is bringing his sunglasses in case it's sunny" can be translated The phrase "Anthony is bringing his sunglasses in case it's sunny" can be translated "Anthony apporte ses lunettes de soleil au cas où il ferait beau" but is there a way of using il y a du soleil instead or is it impossible because of the au cas où + le conditionnel-rule?

Asked 8 years ago

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Antonios D.A2Kwiziq community member

'Also' or 'but'I think most of the examples could be translated by keeping the negation and using 'but'. At least for me, it's clearer than losing the negation of 'ne' For example: Je n'ai que fait mes devoirs. I didn't do (anything) but my homework. Nous n'avons regardé qu'un film. We didn't watch but one film. Nous n'avons que mangé des bonbons We didn't (do anything) but eat sweets. Nous n'avons mangé que des bonbons We didn't eat (anything) but sweets. They're not perfect English perhaps, but with the right intonation I think they could hold in oral English.

Asked 9 years ago

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Steven L.C1Kwiziq community member

Why is it “il me sourit” as opposed to “il sourit à moi” ?? Or are they both correct?? Thank you

Asked 7 years ago

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Frances E.B1Kwiziq community member

typing accentswhich letter do I hold to type in the required accent?

Asked 7 years ago

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Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

Preposition after se promener

Looking at the sentence: "Nous nous promenons dans les bois." Is it also correct to say: "Nous nous promenons aux bois?"

Asked 6 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How to specify what something is made from/ofAs I understand it, a wooden plank is "une planche DE bois" because it is made entierly from wood, while a tomato soup is "une soupe À LA tomate" because it has other ingredients as well. But in the most recent writing challenge we had "et comme plat principal, j’aimerais la salade DE chèvre chaud". Surely, a salad has several ingredients, so why is it not ".. salade AU chèvre chaud" ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Merrilyn M.C1Kwiziq community member

What does sous mean

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

une boîte aux lettres / une boîte à lettres

une boîte aux lettres / une boîte à lettres -> Letter box, Postbox.

It may be worth addding this to the notes as an exception to these rules. I believe it is used in singular and in the plural ?

Asked 7 years ago

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CrystalMaiden 7.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It's like contredire in the present tense.Couldn't help but notice, but lire is a lot like contredire, interdire, predire in the present conjugation. " contredis contredit contredisons contredisez contredisent. " " lis lit lisons lisez lisent. " Maybe this page should mention that as a fun fact, I know it makes remembering how to conjugate different categories of irregular verbs easier when I know that they're conjugated the same way as each other.

Asked 7 years ago

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Sue O.A2Kwiziq community member

So one saysElle aime ses parents. Ils aiment leurs parents Ils aiment leur père.

Asked 9 years ago

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