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Roy S.A2Kwiziq community member

"Plus" usually means "more". Then the sentance, Il n'a plus de billes, should read, I do not have anymore marbles. Where does "left" come from?

Asked 7 years ago

Madhavi Latha T.A2Kwiziq community member

Doubt in vowels

Why Couldn't we tell Dans l' Yorkshire ? '' 'Y'is a semi vowel right ?

Asked 6 years ago

Barrie S.C1Kwiziq community member

In the phrase ....elle fait une bonne tarte aux fruits et elle invite des amis pour le gouter...shouldn't 'le' be 'la' because it's a pronoun substituting for 'tart' which is feminine?

Asked 7 years ago

Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Doubt regarding previously asked question

Bonjour Madame Cécile,

Sorry for distubing you again , but I request you to kindly answer the follow-up part of the question posted by me in the link below-

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/questions/view/mamie-gateau-challenge-passe-compose-vs-imparfait

Waiting for your reply

Merci d’avance.

Asked 7 years ago

Riya P.A1Kwiziq community member

where do we use on?

Asked 7 years ago

Shakir A.A1Kwiziq community member

Why isn’t the Subjonctif Mood used here?

For example why don’t we say « je pense que tu sois gentil » instead of « Je pense que tu es gentil »

Thanks in advance :)

Asked 6 years ago

Sylvia E.C1Kwiziq community member

Hi! Can I ask why there is an agreement in the phrase “ m’a gâchée la vie”? I thought the direct object was “la vie” which does not precede the verb.

Asked 7 years ago

Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Madame Cécile ! A question on Petit Ours Brun fait des crêpes.

Bonjour Madame !

Thanks for posting such a captivating and mesmerising reader. But I would like to ask a question regarding a phrase which reads-

Bravo Papa! (rires) On n’arrivera jamais à faire de belles crêpes !

Indeed, here the Brown Bear comminicates with his dad but why is the verb ‘rire’ conjugated as ‘rires’ though I learnt from a lesson that it is - Il rit/ Elle rit/ On rit .

Is this a special way of expressing one’s emotions while transcribing in French ?

Merci d’avance ! Bonne journée !

Asked 7 years ago

John E.C1Kwiziq community member

Are dashes used for quotaions ?

I could not find rules for punctuation on your site. I tried other sites on line but they seemed confusing and inconsistent. I am sure you could do a better job explaining the rules that you follow.

Asked 5 years ago

Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Petite cuillère vs. Cuillère à café

My dictionary offers both as a translation of teaspoon. Only the latter was accepted in this exercise. Is there a distinction? In English, a teaspoon is a smaller spoon, i.e. smaller than a tablespoon, used to eat with or to stir something. A teaspoon is also a unit of measurement. We use the same word for both. What about French ? Is there a difference between petite cuillère and cuillère à café ?

Asked 2 years ago

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