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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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stephen t.A2KwizIQ community member

Sarah et toi etes amis ,vous etes amis .Is it not better to use vous for both sentances?

Asked 7 years ago

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Kevin C.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Laura, is there a quiz for this?

Asked 10 years ago

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Tom K.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Pourquoi "le raisin mur"

Pourquoi "le raisin mûr" au lieu de "des (ou les) raisins mûrs" dans la phrase :

Les vendangeurs cueillent le raisin mûr.

par rapport à

Mon fils cueille des pâquerettes pour la Fête des Mères.

Asked 8 years ago

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Cheryl N.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

passé composé or imparfait?

Bonjour!

How best to translate this sentence please? : "Were you there before?" - Etais-tu là avant? (or) As-tu été là avant?

and the same sentence in the negative: "Weren't you there before?" - N'étais-tu pas là avant? (or) N'as-tu pas été là avant?

Thanks.

Cheryl

Asked 8 years ago

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T. T.C1KwizIQ community member

city names with a definite article

How can I know whether the city contains a definite article or not? Is there some rule?

Asked 6 years ago

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Matt R.B1KwizIQ community member

mangions and voyageons ... helpwhy does one use -ions and the other -eons, they're both -ger verbs.

Asked 9 years ago

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Melody S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Could you give a reminder/link re: lui vs. elle?I had the question Translate "She misses Jacques". I chose "Jacques elle manque" (wrong) instead of "Jacques lui manque". The lesson states "...or to use pronouns (i.e. I, you, he, we, they... miss), you will use me/te/lui/nous/vous/leur before manquer.". Would it be possible to add a link to the relevant lesson about pronouns at the bottom of the lesson? It would be helpful to reference this, to understand which pronoun to use in this instance. Thanks.

Asked 10 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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Anne B.A2KwizIQ community member

Pourquoi il n'est pas 'J'ai acheté des nouveaux bowls et des nouvelles assiettes?'

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