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Cade B.A2Kwiziq community member

"on" vs "tu" and "vous" for you"I have been taking the writing challenge to test it out for future use with my students. I notice that when translating a 'you' statement the correct responses never include the option for using 'tu' or 'vous' and instead rely on using only 'on'. I understand the benefit of teaching the impersonal 'on' but feel that the 'tu' and 'vous' versions of the sentence should also be counted as correct. The 'on' pronoun in my understanding of spoken French is more commonly used as 'we' though it of course can be interpreted in many ways. I wonder if requiring it to be the only translation accepted for a 'you' statement might be leading the students toward a misunderstanding of the pronoun. Thanks for listening! I love the product so far."

Asked 7 years ago

Laurie B.C1Kwiziq community member

Since je devrais and je devrai are pronounced the same, how do you know which one is being used when you hear it?

Asked 5 years ago

Doraida C.C1Kwiziq community member

how to pronounce "Je vais" because I have heard two forms

Asked 9 years ago

L. I.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il pleutIs that a thing?

Asked 8 years ago

Jennifer C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is it not Je me les brosses (les dents) rather than je me les brosse?

Asked 8 years ago

cynthia k.A0Kwiziq community member

Is this correct ?Bonjour,j'habit à Qatar.mais je suis Kényan.enchanté

Asked 8 years ago

Rod M.A2Kwiziq community member

Peut-on dire, par exemple, « nous allons aller continuer apprendre chanter »?i.e., stringing as many as four (or more??) infinitives together...

Asked 9 years ago

Zain A.A1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference when saying dans le and au for masculine countries? and how to know when to use either? does dans le mean in the country and au means to the country??

Asked 5 years ago

Janice B.A1Kwiziq community member

Use of beaucoup in a sentence - placement

Would you say:

J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre or j'ai aimé beaucoup ce livre?

Asked 5 years ago

Jenna B.A1Kwiziq community member

Le truc ou la chose

What is the difference between le truc and la chose?

MT

Asked 5 years ago

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