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Maddie D.A1Kwiziq community member

D'animaux vs DES animauxWhy is it "Elle n'aime pas d'animaux" rather than "Elle n'aime pas DES animaux"? I didn't think that it mattered if the noun started with a vowel when it was plural; it would alway become "des" and the 's' would be pronounced in front of the vowel sound.

Asked 8 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Masculine or feminine

HI,

I was wondering I took the test and the question asked me if je suis professeur is Leon or Marie and I put Leon cause it's a masc ending but was marked wrong? Then the next question was je suis acteur and select Michael or Catherine or both of them and when I chose both of them it was marked wrong and said I should have picked Michael!

So why is the word acteur marked for masculine but the professeur is not?

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 4 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 7 years ago

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Kris M.B2Kwiziq community member

The use of vaut?

Whilst not directly on this subject but is anyone able to explain the use of "vaut" from the example. Il vaut mieux le faire soi même.

Asked 6 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

afin de vs pour

Are "afin de" and "pour" interchangeable?

Asked 6 years ago

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Parmeet S.A2Kwiziq community member

How to say "Thanks for watching this video" in French at the end of a video?

Can we say "Merci de regarder cette video" ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Boon Hong T.A1Kwiziq community member

what about cities? J'aime la paris. or J'aime paris

Asked 9 years ago

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Luchen J.A1Kwiziq community member

Question about the usage of froid

(1) If the person is female, we still use froid instead of froide? For example, Elle a froid?

(2) How about plural female pronoun like "elles"? Which one of the following is correct: a) Elles ont froid? or b) Elles ont froides?

Merci!

Asked 7 years ago

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Park J.A0Kwiziq community member

Gros vs Grand

It says here that 'my nose is small but their noses are big' is translated to 'Mon nez est petit, mais leurs nez sont gros' . Is there a certain reason why it is "gros" isntead of "grand" ? Or is it just an optional thing?

Asked 6 years ago

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akanksha s.A0Kwiziq community member

when we should use j'ai instead of je suis

Asked 6 years ago

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