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Hazel W.A1KwizIQ community member

Partir + de + a place = Sortir + de + a place?

It seems that they mean the same. Correct me if I am wrong

- Partir + de + a place = leave a place

- Sortir + de + a place = go out of a place

Asked 4 years ago

marva W.C1KwizIQ community member

Dimissal of my previous question

I just realized that qui is used for living things, trick question eh

Asked 4 years ago

Frank C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Une autre fois...

This sentence is missing in the audio.

Asked 4 years ago

nicole r.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

what is a Neologism

Hi,

I was wondering what the word neologism means. You said the French Academy considers La professeure a neologism. What would neologism mean for that?

thanks

nicole

Asked 4 years ago

APOSTOLOS K.C1KwizIQ community member

Different words meaning to leave in English??

Chers amis,

I am not native English-speaking person, but while I was reading this lesson, I made the relations of different types of “leave” in French with my native language which is Greek. In Greek we have different words, as in French, for expressing “leave”, probably there is the same in English with specialized word of meaning “leave”. Some words in English that are synonyms to leave could be for example, depart, go, abscond, exit, vamoose, go away, run off etc. So, maybe, for a native English person could be better explaining the different notions of French “leave” with the right word in English. Is that right? What do you think?

Asked 4 years ago

Mike H.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

En replacing a prepositional phrase beginning with "de"La liberté d'expression est un droit fondamental mais il faut ________ respecter les limites. The correct answer is "en", but it is seems to me that what must be respected is "la liberte", not "d'expression" which is not a phrase, but a modifier of la liberte.

Asked 4 years ago

N. Hilary (Shamrockhill) W.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Use of "le, la, les.." vs. possessive pronouns: "son, sa, ses..."

I have noticed that all the phrases use the pronouns, "le or la". As in:

"La fille dont le frere travaillait avec moi..."

"Francois, dont j'ai rencontre la femme..."

Is there any problem with saying the following for example?:

"La fille, dont son frere travaillait avec moi, a gagne le prix"

"La femme, dont son fils j'ai rencontre la semaine derniere..."

"Amelie, dont ses enfants sont venus chez nous, sont bien eleves"

Asked 4 years ago

D. A.C1KwizIQ community member

Difficult to understand 'confiais a eux'

ce gars parle trop vite!

Asked 4 years ago

Annich M.B2KwizIQ community member

answer given - la mien - how can this be? Je vois ton sac, mais où est ________ ? I see your bag, but where is mine? la mien

Surely it is le mien? Please explain

Asked 4 years ago

Martin D.A2KwizIQ community member

Two verbs for 'to save'

why is 'épargner' wrong for 'economiser' - does it not mean 'to save' (as in money)?

Asked 4 years ago

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