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J. E.A1KwizIQ community member

c'est la même chose / c'est le même chose

I am just wondering what female noun is it specifically referring to. Many thanks

Asked 7 years ago

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Melinda H.A2KwizIQ community member

Apprendre à versus apprendre

I'm not understanding why, in French, when someone is learning something, it is stated as "apprendre à" and not just "apprendre".

For instance: She learns to dance. - Elle apprend à danser.

Given that the unconjugated verb danser literally means "to dance", why do we need to insert à (to) again?

Tangentially, does the verb apprendre ALWAYS take the preposition à? If not, can you give me an example where it wouldn't (and maybe explain why it wouldn't in that situation)?

Thanks!

Asked 2 years ago

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Drew B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Être à ou Être de"Je suis sûr que ma femme SERAIT très intéressée DE découvrir vos créations."

How do we choose correctly between Être à ou Être de, like in the sentence above?

Asked 6 years ago

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Max L.A1KwizIQ community member

English grammr? Better written as "He has a brother, he doesn't have a sister."I think the translation would be better as "He has a sister, he doesn't have a brother."

Asked 9 years ago

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fiona K.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

'La lettre que j'ai écrite'

Hi Aurélie,

This question is not related to this lesson per se, but I am not sure I understand this correctly, it is in my quiz tests.

'La lettre que j'ai ecrite (cannot type the accent here) which translates to the letter that I wrote. Why is 'ecrite without the accent to show that it is in the past tense? What am I being taught here?

Another question: Is there something wrong with the bot? He is making me loose time.

Thank you.

Asked 7 years ago

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Rant O.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Aime bien vs. AdorerI don't understand when to use aime bien vs. adorer. She likes sweets very much was marked wrong when I picked Elle aime bien les bonbons, but there is some subtle nuance for why that should be adore instead, I just do not see it in the lesson

Asked 7 years ago

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Habiba D.A1KwizIQ community member

For feminine nouns like lait. You use de la? Does this mean that Je veux de la lait is correct.

Asked 9 years ago

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Elena H.A1KwizIQ community member

J'ai faim, et je mange. J'ai soif, et je bois d'eau.

Asked 10 years ago

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Steve O.C1KwizIQ community member

Choice of infinitive for "We have just finished...."Why is "Nous venons de terminer....." considered an incorrect answer while "Nous venons de finir....." is listed as the correct answer? In other lessons "terminer" is used to mean "finished"? Thanks.

Asked 8 years ago

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Joseph K.B2KwizIQ community member

Des autres vs d'autres vs les autres

Okay?...So if you are speaking about "the" other options then des autres is correct? And if it is about other options then d'autres? Or if you are talking about specific options right in front of you is it then les autres? I sometimes think French was conceived in order to confuse all other non-native speakers! Please try again to explain.

Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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