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Laura G.C1KwizIQ community member

Conjugation of "éclore?"

How is this verb conjugated? There is a phrase in the vocabulary lesson sent out today that contains the phrase: Je regarde les bourgeons éclore...

This doesn't look like the normal conjugation for a -re verb. Please advise! Thank you.

Asked 5 years ago

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Drew B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"C'est" vs "il/elle est" Error or confusionThe fill-in-the-blanks exercise https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/my-languages/french/tests/overview/2122084 has a questionable answer for the sentence, “____ est une très bonne danseuse.”

The lesson states: A) If it/he/she is is followed by un/une/le/la... (any form of article / determinant) - it is a beautiful dress / she is a nice person - then you will use c'est.

Now not being a native french speaker, and still very much a student, it still feels wrong to use “c’est” here, as so the lesson also states: B) il est/elle est for statements and opinions related to specific things

As we’re talking about a specific, pre-mentioned person, “Valentine,” the obvious answer is “Elle est une très bonne danseuse.” However, the “C’est une très bonne danseuse” is listed as correct.
Is this an error? Or what am I getting wrong here?"

Asked 6 years ago

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H. A.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Falloir ranger la chambre encore

I assume that

Il faut ranger sa chambre

can mean
You must tidy his/her room
as well as
You must tidy your room
Or would you say it a different way?
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Asked 3 years ago

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John L.A2KwizIQ community member

Am uncertain. Are you saying that repartir has repartons, or repartissons? You appear to contradict yourself (so I presumably am misunderstanding

Asked 7 years ago

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Ian L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Is "parsemez" an acceptable alternative to "arrosez"?At linguee.com, I saw the sentence "Parsemer de jus de citron, de piment vert et d'oignon doux ciselés."

Asked 7 years ago

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Claudia A.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Salut a tous

In the video, you have 3eme, 4eme, 5eme whereas in the lesson you have 3e, 4e, 5e... are both used or is one used more frequently or is one more formal than the other?

Merci

Asked 7 years ago

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J. L.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

CLIMB DOWN

In the test question with the magic beanstalks, the only accepted answer is Jack got off the magic bean stalk.

In three dictionaries that I have looked up (especially Le Robert & Collins), one of the meanings of decendre with etre is to 'climb down (a tree). Now the preposition 'from' is missing in those definitions but is that so significant a difference that the answer 'Jack climbed down the magic beanstalk" becomes incorrect.

Asked 6 years ago

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Helena F.B2KwizIQ community member

Present vs. past subjunctive

In translating "Before we moved to the city when I was 13," I used the past subjunctive, "Avant que nous n'ayons emménagé...". However, you used the present subjunctive, "n'emménagions". Why is that?

Asked 6 years ago

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Dermot D.C1KwizIQ community member

"What nice boys" is repeated twice in the possible answers to "Quels gentils garcons"

Asked 7 years ago

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Mike H.B2KwizIQ community member

I'm confused.

The correct kwiz answers indicate "Bien sûr qu'on se déteste!" translates to both "Of course we hate each other!" and "Of course we hate ourselves!"

These English translations have different meanings -- i.e., "I hate you and you hate me" versus "I hate myself and you hate yourself."

My question: does the French sentence also imply these two distinctly different meanings?

Asked 7 years ago