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Azalea 1.A1KwizIQ community member

J’ai une question

Est que ce que niveaux? Je ne fais pas regarde ma chérie lol

Asked 6 years ago

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Michelle P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"Bien que l'on ne s'entende pas"

Is there a lesson that explains this use of l/le? I see it a lot, but I don't fully understand when it is needed and when it isn't needed.

Asked 7 years ago

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Rachael B.C1KwizIQ community member

La journée et le soir

I am a little confused about the use of la journée and le soir in this text. 'During the day' (Pendant la journée) is feminine - I understand this as she is discussing a length of time rather than a specific point in time. I don't understand why 'in the evening' (le soir) is not 'la soirée' - what distinguishes these two statements to make the switch from feminine to masculine? Is it the preceding "during" and "in"?

Thanks in advance!

Asked 5 years ago

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Ted M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Gender of les canines.

How do I know canines are feminine? Because the singular ends in ‘e?’

Asked 4 years ago

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Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

c'est vs il estIn a writing challenge we had someone describing the new TV they bought: "besides, it's high definition" -> "en plus, elle est haute définition". I'm have from mastered the rules for c'est vs il est, but the one thing I have learned is that when you have a modified noun it's supposed to be "c'est". Yet here we have "haute définition" preceeded by elle est. My best guess is that "haute définition" is to be seen as an expression and should therefore count as an adjective rather than a modified noun ?

Asked 9 years ago

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Kay C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Turning a sentence into a question

The test asked non specifically to turn "Elles sont parties avant la fin du film" into a question. While I know that I can reverse the order of the subject and the conjugated verb, isn't it also ok to use the phrase "est-ce qu' "?
My response "Est-ce qu'elles sont parties avant la fin du film" was marked incorrect and I am unclear why

Asked 4 years ago

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Joakim R.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

accentFrom today's writing challenge. How come "They are colored" translate as "Ils sont colorés" but "They are multicolored" becomes "Ils sont multicolores" (without accent) ?

Asked 10 years ago

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Peter L.C1KwizIQ community member

French on-line media resourcesAwhile back, you sent an email with 6 or 7 links to French on-line media resources. For instance, one of them was for canalplus for the latest "news" done by marionettes. Could you/would you please list these in one place on Lawless French. Thank you very much.

Asked 10 years ago

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Rob L.C1KwizIQ community member

Use of attendre to mean expect

I am having trouble reconciling the 'correct' answer to the test question with the lesson. Specifically, below is the question and correct answer according to the program, but this use of 'attend un garçon' meaning 'expecting' does not seem to reflect the lesson. What do I have wrong?

"Cette infirmière attend un garçon." can mean:This nurse is expecting a boy.This nurse is waiting for a boy.

Asked 6 years ago

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Sue M.C1KwizIQ community member

Is « I smell sweat » and « I smell of sweat » both « Je sens de transpiration »?

Asked 8 years ago

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