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Catherine B.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is it "Certain" rather than "Some"?I'm a little confused. In the lesson above it said "Before the noun, certain/certaine means 'some' or 'particular': it retains a vagueness here. After the noun, the meaning of certain is similar to the English one of being 'sure, certain, unquestionable'." Yet in the example "Certain projets sont faciles" means "Certain projects are easy." Why is it "Certain" and not "Some"? Many thanks Catherine

Asked 9 years ago

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Chris W.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Reported/indirect speechBonjour Aurélie, le sujet "discours indirécte" me manque parmi tous les leçons. Est-ce que tu as quelque chose planifié à le ajouter? -- Chris.

Asked 9 years ago

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Joanne H.B2Kwiziq community member

This is about "de" vs. "par" in the sentence

Just wondering - in the sentence, "vous chantez 'imagine' de John Lennon," I learned in Rosetta Stonte that authorship of a book, song, etc. was 'par', not 'de.' Is that corrrect?

Asked 6 years ago

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Rod B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aller àConfused re "These hats suit us" I put: Ces chapeaux... vont à nous" thinking that it had to contain the "aller à" form, and also that it'd be weird to end in the verb. But correct answer was "Ces chapeaux nous vont". Can you explain this one for me? Tx!

Asked 8 years ago

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Leslee B.A2Kwiziq community member

I don’t understand why auqelle is used in this phrase. Ce problème, auquel je ne comprends rien, m'énerve!

Asked 7 years ago

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Gary B.A2Kwiziq community member

The French seem very formal with time. Do they ever just say " it is ten fifteen?"Il est dix quinze.

Asked 9 years ago

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Mathieu L.B1Kwiziq community member

Fils vs garçon

Is fils strictly to be used only in context of describing family and relatives?

Asked 4 years ago

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Julia M.A2Kwiziq community member

Vous êtes allés au cirque hier. Why does she pronounce the s in etes but not the s in alles?

Asked 9 years ago

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Arndis K.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Du or de Why isn't it "du lait" instead of "de lait"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Scott C.A1Kwiziq community member

Je suis acteur ? who is speaking ? Why is the answer not a man, when auteur is masculine.

Asked 8 years ago

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