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L. I.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is this incorrectI put Je suis dix minutes en retard i.e. Être plus en, not Avoir plus de. It was marked wrong. .....?

Asked 8 years ago

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Maria Z.A2Kwiziq community member

In the sentence " J' utilise ces tomates. Ce cont les dernières". Why can't we say "elles sont les dernières" since we talk about specific tomatoes?

Asked 7 years ago

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Is "de" or "d' " used before Ouagadougou?The pronunciation of the capital of Burkina Faso starts with a "w" sound, so I'm wondering if one says DE Ouagadougou or D'Ouagadougou. The word begins with a vowel (well, three actually!), but since the pronunciation is not of the 'o' sound, I'm wondering if 'de' is used. Thanks for your help!

Asked 8 years ago

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Carrie W.A0Kwiziq community member

I am from the Gold Coast. Would you drop 'the' and say Je viens de Gold Coast?

Asked 9 years ago

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Gaurav P.A1Kwiziq community member

Monter with a personHi Aurélie, This is a great article, thank you. Referring to http://www.french-linguistics.co.uk/grammar/avoir_or_etre.shtml can yo clarify "In other cases, particularly when the subject is a person, être is used:" e.g. he went up to the third floor. Is this different to your example above 'you went up the stairs silently"

Asked 9 years ago

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Saleh E.A2Kwiziq community member

In the first example there is a mistake.

Il aura eu froid cet hiver-là. He will have been (had) cold that winter.

Asked 9 years ago

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Dragana E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Aucun de ses livres n'est intéressant? why not ne sont intéressant - books/pluralAucun de ses livres n'est intéressant? why not ne sont intéressant - livres/books is plural

Asked 8 years ago

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William C.B1Kwiziq community member

can we say "mon propre vélo propre" ?

Asked 8 years ago

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Kathryn K.C1Kwiziq community member

Encore vs. à nouveau

Why must I transat 'as if I pas 21 again' as 'si j'avais à nouveau 21 ans' and not 'si j'avais encore 21 ans'?

Asked 4 years ago

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Catherine C.B1Kwiziq community member

une carte étudiant or une carte étudiante

Carte is feminine, so why the adjective is not étudiante?

Asked 5 years ago

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