Sans rien - “without nothing“. In English this would be a double negative and would therefore theoretically mean “with something”. But in French would we always say “sans rien” or could we also say “avec rien”?

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When does "de" precede the negated infinitive? In the examples,it does, except for one, where it doesn't (the example with "à" would explain itself, of course).

Asked 9 years ago

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Amber R.A1Kwiziq community member

To use this in everyday speech, are you really saying this is where you were born or grew up?

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

se faire goûter?

What's a good definition for "se faire goûter"?

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Susan R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A bit of a digression re déçue: how is it that décevoir means disappoint,but seems to come from the same root as deceive?

Asked 9 years ago

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Johnny L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When used in a questionYou wrote 'When used in a question, "où" always means "where?" and "quand" always means "when?"' but didn't give an example. Does that mean "Le jour où j'ai eu vingt ans" become "Le jour quand ai-je eu vingt ans?" Thanks.

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Meghna J.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

De and desWhy did you use la maison DES in the first example ? The maison is singular n'est c'est pas?

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