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Brian E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dash vs. no dash

Hi, the options “assoyez-vous” & “asseyez-vous” have hyphens, but the two instances of “veuillez vous asseoir” do not have one between “veuillez” & “vous”. It looks like these are all “short reversed-form questions”, so is there a reason for this difference?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ron B.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of pas du tout to mean nothing at all ?

Is " Je n'ai dit pas du tout " a valid French expression and would it be an alternative to " Je n'ai rien dit " ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Graham T.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I'm doing the Making a Snowman writing challenge. How is a ball of snow a person that requires lui? (Girl was rolling a ball of snow to make a head)

Asked 7 years ago

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Lorraine M.A2Kwiziq community member

fruit singular/plural

This was fun, made me hungry.

Why are the fruit in : "les sorbets au citron et à la fraise" singular, while in the pie "aux framboises" they are plural?

Asked 5 years ago

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Umi O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

the usage of l'indicatif after "que" for "comment ça se fait que"

Bonjour,

Recently, I saw a video by a French prof saying that we use l'indicatif after the pronom relatif "que" in "comment ça se fait que" for an informal conversation.

Is it correct?

Thank you very much for your response!!!

Asked 6 years ago

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Inge B.C1Kwiziq community member

I'm not sure when to use aussi que rather than autant que

Asked 6 years ago

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Michael D.C1Kwiziq community member

Quitter - transitive verb - but direct or indirect?

On a recent quiz - "Nous quittons Londres." - was marked correct, while, "Nous quittons de Londres." Was marked incorrect. -- While the lesson was clear as to why "Nous partons de Londres" was the only correct answer, it was unclear on the distinction for the verb quitter. When I read other grammatically correct phrases as " Il a quitté de son plein gré." & "Il a quitté de son poste," where quitter is used as a direct transitive verb I get more confused. What makes the only correct usage in this case -- "Nous quittons Londres" - indirect??

Merci beaucoup!

Asked 6 years ago

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R. E.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

suggestion: lesson title could be improved if add (+noun)

I think the lesson title could be improved if this was added (+ noun). Just a suggestion, merci!

Asked 7 years ago

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D. P.C1Kwiziq community member

How do you form inverted questions in passè composé using the object pronouns y and en?For instance, if you want to ask, "Did he go there?" Or how about, "Did they take any?"

Asked 7 years ago

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

'Vouloir que' followed by a verb in the subjunctive which is not 'a desire for someone else to do something.'

In a French grammar book I have it gives an example of 'vouloir que' being followed by a verb in the subjunctive which does not 'express a desire for someone else to do something,' which according to the Kwiziq lesson it should do.

'Le réalisateur n'a pas voulu que son film sorte avant la rentrée.' (The director did not want his film to come out before September.)

Could you please advise.

Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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