Official French documents I have had to complete - eg long stay visa applications etc use < nom > for surname; it should be accepted on its own, not just as < nom de famille >. Knowing that when asked for < votre nom > in France, the correct response is your surname rather than first name, is one of the little differences encountered quite regularly. Although official documents do use < état civil >, both < situation familiale > and < situation de famille > are also used in general conversations and enquiries of marriage/domestic arrangements.

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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Tu aimes le violet? Oui, c'est tres joli.""Tu aimes le violet? Oui, c'est tres joli." I said "Oui, il est..." and was marked wrong. Why is that? The object referred to is specific - "le violet". This is not a general statement.

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stephen w.C1Kwiziq community member

NO: Is-ing and am-ingLa fille derrière qui je suis assis est belle. La fille derrière laquelle je suis assis est belle. "The girl behind whom I'm sitting is beautiful." Should it have been translated "The girl behind whom I sat is beautiful."

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Paris K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of word 'pleins'

hi room, experts:

Please explain why sentence, 'And it was with stars in my eyes that I came out of that magical place!' translates as, Et c'est avec des étoiles plein les yeux que je suis sortie de ce lieu magique

My question refers to the usage of the word, 'pleins'. I am wondering if 'pleins' is being used as a preposition here in the same way that 'dans' is, and if so can it be used as an alternative in other case too.

Please clarify, Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Naomi Diane H.A1Kwiziq community member

Use of finir in the first person

For the verb "finir", what is the difference between saying "j'ai fini" and "je fini"? Would the latter be used when you are referring to something specific later in the sentence?

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Arndis K.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Que or ce qui

I'm struggling with the difference in rules between ce que / que and ce qui / qui. Is it correctly understood that we use either "ce que" or "qui" when followed by an object (so the rule is different with/without the ce, unlike with verbs and reflexive pronounse)? Are these two sentences correct, "sa maman" being an object here?

Tu ne devineras jamais ce qui sa maman a fait!

Le bébé joue avec la peluche que sa maman adore.

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Amanda J.A2Kwiziq community member

The verb punir

I took a quiz that asked this question:

Les garçons ? Oui, elle les a ________ . The boys? Yes, she punished them.HINT: punir = to punish

I understand the lesson, the verb punir is to be conjugated to agree in number and gender with the direct object it's replacing. But the passe composé conjugation for punir is "puni," according to your conjugation page. (ex: je "puni" tu "puni" .... nous "puni" ... ils "puni.") So how is the correct answer "punis" ?

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Kathryn K.C1Kwiziq community member