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Julia M.A2KwizIQ community member

I'm just not getting the pronunciation of cueillir and the derivatives. The "ill" disappears.

Asked 7 years ago

Lucien J.C1KwizIQ community member

Gender agreementWhen you say 'its [the participle's] gender agreement will depend on whether the group contains men or women', surely you mean 'contains menor not'.

Asked 8 years ago

Marnie C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je fumais depuis des années quand j’ai décidé d’arrêterThe English translation that you give is not normally what one would say. We would say “I had been smoking...” not “I was smoking...”...the plus perfect not the imperfect. In French would one ever use the plus que parfait as we do in English?

Asked 7 years ago

Aashpreet K.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Haut/Haute et Bas/Basse

What about haut/haute (high) and bas/basse (low) ? Do they come before a noun or after?

Asked 3 years ago

Hope K.B2KwizIQ community member

Je le vous dirai

Hello!

I was wondering about this: There is a song "je le vous dirai" - it seems to go against the rules about the order as outlined above. Is there a reason for this? Does it mean something different? Would this just be chalked up to creative freedom to make something sound better because it's a song?

Thanks!

Asked 6 years ago

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

Stewart H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Who and Whom difference? - correction to questionSorry the question should have readIn my part the UK we never use 'whom' only 'who' so I'm lost as to when to use 'Qui est-ce que' and when to use 'Qui est-ce qui'. Could you please help.

Asked 8 years ago

mercy c.A0KwizIQ community member

How would I say "I like being with them"

Asked 9 years ago

Karen S.A1KwizIQ community member

Our French neighbours have told us to use "tu" When asking if they have been away would you use vous as you are speaking to them as a couple? bit unsure on this

Asked 9 years ago

Djordje P.A0KwizIQ community member

Je viens de Serbia.

Asked 8 years ago

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