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April J.A1Kwiziq community member

je viens d'ottawa

Asked 10 years ago

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Dyrce M.A2Kwiziq community member

What's the difference between "a tort" and est "tort"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Diarmuid O.B2Kwiziq community member

Qui est ce que vs qui est ce qui

Can you please explain the difference between

Qui est ce qui

Qui est ce que

Asked 6 years ago

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Cathy B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How to determine if it's a general statement

Asked 8 years ago

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David C.B1Kwiziq community member

Ce sont vs Elles sontJ'utilise ces tomates. ________ les dernières

I believe that "Elles sont" should be used here because we are talking about specific tomatoes. Yet "Ce sont" is correct here - why?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ron T.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

More specific description pleaseêtre + descendu [de, sur, etc] = to get off [something] = to get out of [something/somewhere] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] avoir + descendu [quelque chose] ou [quelqu'un] = to go/come/climb down [something] = to take [something] down -> physically moving [something] to a lower position = to take [someone / animated being] down -> to shoot them down, to kill them There seems to be a lot of ambiguity between the English example meanings between être and avoir usage: to get off [something] = to go/come down from/to/into [something/somewhere] and: = to go/come/climb down [something]. Because in English these translations can have very similar meanings, it is unclear to me, hence the ambiguity, a method to differentiate these two. Could you please elaborate more with a bit more preciseness? Merci en avance.

Asked 8 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Si “Paul rappelle son frère à Sarah” veut dire Paul reminds Sarah of HER brother, comment dirait-t-on: Paul reminds Sarah of HIS brother? Merci en avaof HER brother, comment on dirait "Paul reminds Sarah of HIS brother?

Asked 8 years ago

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John M.C1Kwiziq community member

why not accept "cela ne fait rien"

Asked 8 years ago

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

En Idaho ou dans l'Idaho?

Asked 7 years ago

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Hope A.A0Kwiziq community member

Could you add a way to hear the story in English after you do quiz?I was having a lot of fun doing first quiz a second time and almost got to end and lost it all. I then tried the second quiz and again got to end and lost that too. Just wish you could retrieve it all when you mess up. Thanks for fun anyway. I did learn a lot about what I don't know.

Asked 10 years ago

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