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Thanh Tân T.B2KwizIQ community member

Prévoir vs Prédire

Please help me distinguish those two words, I keep making mistake when it comes to translating the word "predict" in English.

Asked 3 years ago

Olena Z.B2KwizIQ community member

Question about question in a test

"Les pommes ? Anne les a ___ mangées."

Isn't it "a mangé"?

Asked 8 years ago

Liyunzi C.A2KwizIQ community member

sortir mon petit violon

Qu'est ce que c'est sortir mon petit violon? merci bcp

Asked 4 years ago

Kay C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Telling time in French

Why is "quinze heures et quart" wrong for 3.15 pm

Asked 5 years ago

David Y.C1KwizIQ community member

Il a des yeux bleus

Why is it des and not les? Could you point me towards the lesson that explains this?

Asked 6 years ago

Talina O.C1KwizIQ community member

When to use the partitive article?Quand j'ai envie de la viande— This was my answer to one of the writing exercises. I wrote de la, the correct answer omitted the la. The prompt was—When I want meat...Despite reading the other items in the the discussion, it still is not clear to me whether or not to use the article. It is my understanding that de la or du are partitive articles and one is required if you’re not using a definite article in most cases. I can see a relationship to the the negation pattern. I have no bread—Je n’ai pas de pain. This usage is merely something I think that I have memorized. I can’t actually explain the grammar points involved. Please clarify. Thank you!

Asked 5 years ago

Andrey B.B1KwizIQ community member

In the statement bellow why is s'assied used instead of s'assoitTina ________ avec grâce.Tina sits down gracefully.HINT: Conjugate s'asseoir (to sit down) in Le PrésentThanks

Asked 7 years ago

Liz H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Monster canines

The monster revealed sharp white canines. I had to guess, wrong, since I had no idea nor could I find it anywhere online whether canines is masc or fem. What’s a good source for checking word gender when it’s not obvious? The lesson doesn’t address this of course. Thanks.

Asked 6 years ago

Vanessa B.C1KwizIQ community member

Why is friandises plural?

In the vocabulaire d'Halloween, https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/learn/theme/1201689, Trick or treat is given as "Farce ou friandise" but in the dictée the term is "Farce ou friandises". Why is treat pluralised but trick is not?

Asked 6 years ago

Ted M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

What does the word Chouette Mean?

In the fourth sentence, chouette refers to papa. Is is a term of endearment, like honey or chou-chou?

Asked 2 years ago

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