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Hi there
Headline from this morning's 'Le Monde' :
Les questions (pas si bêtes) que vous vous posez sur la température en hiver
What does 'pas si bêtes 'mean ?
thanks. Paula
I had a test question to fill in the blanks: comment ___ vos enfants?
I put : vont-ils
The answer is : vont
I don't understand why I am wrong. If so, how to express the same meaning with inverted question? Thanks.
Salut a tous
Tu ne sais pas qui l'a fait. You don't know who did it.
and
Je ne sais pas ce qui se passe. I don't know what's going on.
We have here QUI as who and QUI as what.
How do I know to use QUI rather than QUE for what
Merci
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.
Le Robert on line gives two examples of "de peur que" - one with and one w/o ne expletif. I'll think that in another lesson on your site, you do not recommend using ne with de peur que
4 par peur de ;de peur de ;(VX) Peur de.« Je me presse de rire de tout, de peur d'être obligé d'en pleurer » (Beaumarchais).▫ De, par peur que (et subj.).« Elle me renvoyait par peur que je la fatigue » (Proust). Il la retenait de peurqu'elle ne s'enaille.© 2018 Dictionnaires Le Robert - Le Petit Robert de la langue française
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