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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

N'y va pas

'N'y va pas' is translated as 'Don't go there', and ' Don't go anywhere' is marked wrong. Yet 'On y va' means 'Let's go' The 'there' is implicit. Surely 'N'y va pas' is the negative of 'On y va'? so ought to be translated as 'Don't go'. In English the 'there' makes it too definite, you would have to have a destination in mind, rather than just leaving somewhere. 'Anywhere' is a better translation, surely?

Asked 4 years ago

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Deborah W.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is the French word for "new" used so differently?

Asked 8 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of le passé simple in newspapers

Is le passé simple used in daily newspapers and popular magazines or is it strictly reserved for use in literature? Merci!

Asked 5 years ago

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K. H.B1Kwiziq community member

Qu'est-ce qu'il est vachard ! - He's so mean!In today's ( 25 octobre 2017 ) Mot du Jour, there is this item : Qu'est-ce qu'il est vachard ! - He's so mean! Why is this NOT a question ? It begins with "Qu'est-ce que ..." ??? The "mot du jour" is vachard.

Asked 8 years ago

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Michael R.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Etendre dire In the writing challenge "C1 Writers Block", I was wondering why, after les gens in the second line, the infinitive 'dire' is used and not a conjugated verb. Is it because of the indirect reporting expression "Entendre Dire.

Asked 7 years ago

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Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Are "car" and "parce que" interchangeable?

I was marked wrong for writing "... car les activités y sont plus ..." in the fourth sentence.

Asked 7 years ago

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Perina A.C1Kwiziq community member

Bons moments

I was taught that adjectives that precede the noun are used with a 'de' and not 'des'. Why is there a difference in the usage of 'des bons moments' and 'de bons souvenirs'?

Thanks

Asked 4 years ago

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Mike H.B2Kwiziq community member

MRS P VANDERTRAMP

This mnemonic device refers to verbs taking etre in the passe compose. What verb does each letter indicate?

Asked 7 years ago

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Bill A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Trying to say..

I shouldn't have eaten so much...

Je n'ai devrais pas trop mangé