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virginia t.A2Kwiziq community member
Are these sentences correct?Hello, I believe I'm over thinking and I'm not sure if the following sentences are correct in terms of word usage. 1. Ce lieu est le foyer de la plus ancienne colonie (not sure if I'm using le foyer correctly) 2. Un vaste terrain, se compose d'une population petite (should it be terrain qui se compose?) 3. C'est une terre d'histoire
Asked 8 years ago
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David S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thanks for coming

The quiz says: ____ les gars! Thanks for coming guys!

The answer is Merci d'etre venus

This is clearly correct in the usual situation where the guys have come and are being thanked for it.

But suppose that the guys had promised to come and were being thanked in advance for it? The same English sentence would work for that situation, even if it would be more explicit if we said "Thanks for agreeing to come, guys". How would the French look in that case?

Asked 7 years ago
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Judy V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Regarding the 3 examples using "seulement" in this exercise:
Asked 8 years ago
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Paula B.C1Kwiziq community member
Inscrit en contre

Can anyone help with the phrase 'inscrit en contre'.  According to the local newspaper, our local rugby team won at the weekend:

'.....grâce à un essai inscrit en contre'

I have looked it up but cannot grasp the meaning of the phrase.  Thanks

Paula 

Asked 7 years ago
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Erika H.C1Kwiziq community member
StallionIsn't a stallion called étalon?
Asked 8 years ago
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D. L.B1Kwiziq community member
...Cette question peut être bête mas, pourquoi est noir féminin? La Dame en Noir a hanté cette maison depuis des siècles? Merci
Asked 8 years ago
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Helena T.C1Kwiziq community member
Feminim ou Masculin


________ arrogance est insultante.Your arrogance is insulting.HINT: Use the 'tu' form
Arrogance est une mot féminin, alors, le correct est >, pas?

Asked 6 years ago
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AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher
Susan suggested a great mnemonic not to mix up être and faire in the passé simple :"faire has an "i," être does not, so the passé simple of faire would have an "i," and the passé simple of être would not. It's a bit simplistic, but it helped me keep the two verbs straight until I didn't have to think about which was which any more."
Asked 9 years ago
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Garry B.A1Kwiziq community member
article ici ? (un)Il etait ivrogne
Asked 8 years ago
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Maarten K.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Ognon ou oignon - les deux sont corrects

It may not have caught on generally, but I have seen the revised spelling of 'ognon' in use in supermarkets. Should be accepted as correct spelling, as well as the 'traditional' oignon (1990 rectifications).

Asked 5 years ago
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