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Sam F.C1KwizIQ community member

Cette pomme est bonne. - Oui, c'est ________."

In this question you have used ‘c’est’ - however it is not a general question. It is specific to ‘this’ apple. Please explain why it wasn’t ‘elle’. Thankyou

Asked 7 years ago

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Stuart B.B1KwizIQ community member

The difference between the second two variants ...Is the difference that, in number 1 ‘Qu’est-ce que c’est’ I would just point, whereas the ‘que’ is added if I refer to the object by name?

Asked 8 years ago

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Kenadee M.KwizIQ community member

what is 9:20 PM in French

Asked 5 years ago

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Thanh L.A1KwizIQ community member

chercher à and essayer de, tenter

Is there any difference between the three of them?

- chercher à and essayer or chercher à and tenter (for specific). Tks!

Asked 6 years ago

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Laura C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

using partir or sortir

Hello

on the quiz: "we are leaving at four:" I chose "nous sortons à quatre," because I took it to mean "in the process of." But "partons" is correct, because "sortons" requires an actual place. Is that correct?

Thanks

We are leaving at four o’clock." ?Nous partons à quatre heures.Nous laissons à quatre heures.Nous quittons à quatre heures.Nous sortons à quatre heures.

Asked 2 years ago

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D. A.A0KwizIQ community member

je suis grand et un peu calme

Asked 9 years ago

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Roman M.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

problem with haîrLe Robert as well as CLE International recommends î in ALL PERSONS singular and plural: je haîs tu haîs il haît nous haîmes vous haîtes ils haîrent

Asked 8 years ago

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Max K.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

pendant v. durant

A French national suggests that DURANT emphasizes the such and such occurs/occurred from the very beginning of the time interval to the very end, while PENDANT does not. This seems to be the difference between "I spent the entire week doing such and such" versus "I did such and such during the week."

If that it is the case, there may be value in adding that to the lesson. I have noticed BTW that DURANT appears in conversations much less that PENDANT, perhaps because of the nuance cited above.

Asked 4 years ago

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David M.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is voeu used instead of souhait

Asked 7 years ago

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Meghna J.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Padawans?C'est quoi Padawans?

Asked 9 years ago

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