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Mme J.B2Kwiziq community member

So is this verb expression only applied with people? How about non-people subjects? i.e. a work being part of a series, a country part of the EU...

Asked 7 years ago

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Kathleen P.C1Kwiziq community member

infos versus nouvelles

All through the piece "news" is translated as "infos" except in the last sentence when it is "nouvelles". Any special reason for this, beyond some idiosyncrasy of language?

Asked 4 years ago

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Chris D.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

another vs. "an other"

I encountered this question in a quiz and got it wrong:

"Manon aime une autre personne." means:

Maybe I'm splitting hairs here, or the translation isn't quite literal in English, but the correct answer "Manon loves another person" seems to imply something different. I read this as "Manon loves [a different] person." To say that Manon loves another person implies to me that she may love more than one person. For example, if I said "J'ai une autre voiture," am I saying I have 2 cars now, or that I have a different/new car?

Asked 5 years ago

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Botatota L.A0Kwiziq community member

Asked 7 years ago

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ted b.A2Kwiziq community member

plural for chauve-souris?

In one of the quesitons.

Les chauve-souris ne volent pas.

What is the plural for chauve-souris? Isn't it Chauves-souris, with 's' added on 'Chauve'. The word Chauves-souris (with s) was used in one of the Kwiziq listening exercises. So I am wondering which spelling is correct.

Asked 5 years ago

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Blanche D.A2Kwiziq community member

Text and audio layout and start visibility

It would be helpful to highlight where each audio begins. This makes it easier to coordinate hand eye, particularly the third one due screen and text location on web page.

Asked 6 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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Claudia A.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the difference between Qu'est-ce que La Sorborne and Qu'est-ce que c'est La Sorborne? Why is the second incorrect?

Asked 7 years ago

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Marcia W.B2Kwiziq community member

Personne ne va à l'église? Mais c'est pourquoi nous avons Noël. . .

Asked 7 years ago

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R. E.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

looks like past tense instead of present tense

In this example, the English translation seems like the present tense ... "is sitting". But "assis" is the past participle for the verb s'asseoir / to sit. How would this be described gramatically, or why not use l'imparfait or present tense?

Also is this grammatical usage of a past participle "seated", unique to the verb s'asseoir? Thank you.

Here is the example from above:

Mon frère est assis dans la rangée devant moi.My brother is sitting in the row before me.

Asked 7 years ago

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