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I have trouble understanding when to use les and when to use des when you don't use an article in English. For example, it is j'ai les yeux bleus but je porte des lunettes. I have found the same problem in other exercises. For example, j'aime les salades but je mange des salades avec des framboises. Is there a simple rule to tell when I should use les and when I should use des when I wouldn't use anything in English. Thanks so much.
The quiz says: "Lucas a monté la nouvelle armoire de sa soeur: means.
The 2 answers expected were:
1. Lucas assembled his sister's new wardrobe.
2. Lucas took his sister's new wardrobe upstairs.
But the French does not specify the location so the translation can only be "Lucas took his sister's new wardrobe up" - not upstairs. Perhaps it was up a ramp or a hill. Since that translation was not offered surely only the one answer should be allowed.
Bonjour Madame Cécile,
While attempting a microkwiz, I got wrong in the following 2 senrences -
1.Je suis en cours de danse.Je te rappelle.
2.Ton père est en prison.
I gave my answers as (i) dans le (ii) dans la but was marked incorrect.
I did so because the lesson states dans is used when we need to be more specific about a place.
Please explain why instead en is a better choice ?
Merci d’avance.
This exercise only accepts "Je ne sais pas quoi dire" as translation, but I just wanted to confirm that "Je ne sais que dire" is also correct, or is there some difference in meaning between the two that excludes the latter?
Quel est le temps pour le verbe choisir dans cette question ? Je pense qu'il faut passe composé, parce que on utilise avoir, mais le participe passé de choisir est choisi. Merci!
Why can't we say retournerons chez nous?
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