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Jean W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Difference between prendre vs mettre du temps

Bonjour à tous,

In translating the idea of the time it takes to do something, are mettre and prendre interchangeable? Or are there specific situations for the use of each ?

Thanks in advance.

Asked 6 years ago

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Peter T.A0Kwiziq community member

J'habite a Londres, J'habite en angleterre

Asked 9 years ago

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Craig B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Je trouve ça" vs. "Je le trouve"

The lesson says that with ça or cela, the word is after the verb trouve, and when there's an object pronoun le, la, les, etc, the pronoun goes before the verb. Isn't cela an object pronoun? Why wouldn't "I find it..." be translated "Je le trouve..."?
Merci, Craig

Asked 3 years ago

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helen d.C1Kwiziq community member

aimer v adorer

i learned that aimer is to love a person or animal but it means like for an object and if you want to love an object you use adorer eg j'adore le chocolat - i love chocolat. j'aime le chocolat - i like chocolat. Is this wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

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Emma B.C1Kwiziq community member

Pire or plus mauvais?I don't think the examples given have explained the difference between these two forms. I think I read somewhere that pire was more for abstract things. Is this right? What is the difference between an accent and results?

Asked 9 years ago

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Winston K.C1Kwiziq community member

Both fortement and fort can be used as an adverb

Hi Kwiziqers! Marc a une forte personnalité. Il défend ___ ses opinions.

Why only fortement is correct? Fort can also be used an adverb.

Asked 5 years ago

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