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Claire D.C1Kwiziq community member

J'aurai vs. Je serai. What's the difference?I'm bit confused by these two examples: J'aurai sûrement un quart d'heure de retard. I will probably be fifteen minutes late. Je serai sûrement en retard d'un quart d'heure. I will probably be fifteen minutes late. If "j'aurai" and "je serai" both mean "I will", how do I know which one to use?

Asked 9 years ago

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C. P.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

When is ´ça fais’ or ´ça fait’ used? Does it refer to a time factor such as ´I’ve been waiting for five minutes’?

Asked 7 years ago

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Naime G.A2Kwiziq community member

When am i going to use en or le le l' and les

Asked 10 years ago

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French L.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between ce vs ça? Considering the fact, that they both mean that, this and it?

Asked 6 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why do we use "après que" instead of "après" if there is no subjunctive verb to follow?Hi, What is the difference between these two sentences? Elles rentrent après que le bus les a déposées. Elles rentrent après le bus les a déposées. I don't understand why the second one is not correct so I guess I don't understand when to use "après que" vs a simple "après." Don't they mean the same thing? Is there a rule? Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

samedi vs le samediIsn't the sentence ---c'est le début de Hanoucca a general statement and should take Le samedi?

Asked 8 years ago

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C. F.C1Kwiziq community member

Cher or Chère

Why isn’t it chère when describing the cost of the PlayStation which is feminine?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ellen S.C1Kwiziq community member

Après-midi: Masculin ou feminin?Google translate says that the word après-midi is masculine, i.e. this afternoon = cet après-midi. But, when I enter "one afternoon", Google translate writes it as: "UNE après-midi", which sounds much better to me than "UN après-midi." Is there some rule about this , and does it apply to any other words in French? Or is Google translate making an error ?

Asked 7 years ago

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George W.A1Kwiziq community member

Why do they use 'mon chat' when chat is feminine?

Asked 7 years ago

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Andrew S.A2Kwiziq community member

Why use notre and not nosI can't see how to decide which to use when used in this context

Asked 8 years ago

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