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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Connaître ou Savoir

Second last question is to translate the following into French :

"but I know my lesson by heart"

I answered:

"mais je sais ma leçon par cœur"

I was marked incorrect for using savoir instead of connaître.

Referring to a comment made by Cecile in a separate discussion, she states that savoir is the instinctive verb that the French would use when using "par cœur" as it indicates that you know the lesson for sure....

What am I missing?

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qui siffle

Asked 8 years ago

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Fawad N.A0Kwiziq community member

Du de la … is used for some , but what about “of the” from the

I understand that du can be used as some e-g je prende du cafe

But what about these ones ?

où se trouve l'office (de la) du tourisme ? Can it be used as of ?

avez-vous un guide de la ville ?

je viens du super marché

What does du , de and du means here ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Terry W.C1Kwiziq community member

Don't scare me like that! Is that.. Ne fais pas peur a moi comme ça !

Asked 7 years ago

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Peter L.C1Kwiziq community member

None of the "hints" are showing up with the quiz questions.For example: HINT: virer de l'argent = to wire money HINT: Conjugate "s'habiller" in Le Plus-que-Parfait

Asked 8 years ago

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Nelly N.A1Kwiziq community member

Using au ,ala,aux

Where do I use au, a la ,aux when going to a place.e.g je vais à l'hotel is this correct .

Asked 5 years ago

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Rene S.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci Ron. Bonne journée.

Asked 8 years ago

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sue c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

a commentI found it helpful to know the original usage of the passe simple, which was absorbed into the perfect tense when spoken . It worked alongside the imperfect where the imperfect gave a habit the passe simple was one off. I wish the passe simple would be used more!

Asked 9 years ago

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Malik O.A0Kwiziq community member

Can anyone explain the note with an example?

Asked 7 years ago

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Maria Z.A2Kwiziq community member

Bonsoir!

Asked 7 years ago

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