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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

outside? en dehors de versus à l'extérieur de please explain.

Asked 7 years ago

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Bonnie C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does one ever use "Deux et deux font quatre" or "Deux et deux égal/égale quatre"?I'm just wondering if "et" is used rather than "plus", or if that's an outmoded thing (or if the book I have is totally wrong...).

Asked 7 years ago

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valentina p.A1Kwiziq community member

Can I say "Je vais du cinéma" instead of "Je viens du cinéma" ? Or: "Je viens au restaurant" instead of "Je vais au restaurant" ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Arash F.C1Kwiziq community member

De quoiWhen do we use de quoi. For example can we say La fourchette de quoi tu te sers était à ma mère.

Asked 7 years ago

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Joakim R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

aimer = love or like?I used to be on Duolingo, and whenever this question came up, the experts always said "aimer means love for people&pets, like for things". Laura Lawless' article agrees, with examples like "Aimes-tu le tennis? Oui, j'aime ça - Do you like tennis? Yes, I like it". But this lesson has aimer=love even for things. What am I to believe?

Asked 8 years ago

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Meher D.A2Kwiziq community member

Does the form of spelling Appelle change with the gender of the person speaking?

Asked 7 years ago

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diana b.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

prefix re as in rechercher, retrouver, Is there much difference between grouper & regrouper, chercher & rechercher, trouver&retrouver? The "re" prefix doesn't always seem to mean to redo as it would in english.

Asked 6 years ago

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Emma B.C1Kwiziq community member

Pire or plus mauvais?I don't think the examples given have explained the difference between these two forms. I think I read somewhere that pire was more for abstract things. Is this right? What is the difference between an accent and results?

Asked 8 years ago

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Jon S.A1Kwiziq community member

Meaning of Qu'est-ce que c'est

In the 2 question quiz given at the end of the lesson a question asks "what does Qu'est-ce que c'est mean?" the literal translation is 'What is it that it is' which is given in the lesson.

It should be more clear on what the question is asking for, the meaning or the translation.

Asked 3 years ago

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Jan K.A1Kwiziq community member

The use of -t- in the middle of a phrase

I don't understand the use of -t- in forming a phrase. For example, why is "she accepted" written "accepte-t-elle" instead of "elle a accepté"?

Asked 5 years ago

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