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Heather W.C1Kwiziq community member

In the example Il est celui qui mange le plus bruyamment, why is il est used instead of c’est?

I thought when être was followed by a noun or pronoun the subject would be c’est, like c’est mon fils or c’est la mienne. Isn’t celui also a pronoun? Is it because il is also the subject of the verb manger?

Asked 7 years ago

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Diane d.C1Kwiziq community member

est sorti v. était sorti

The film was released in 2002 = Le film est sorti en 2002. Classic passé composé. But I'm trying to understand the usage of plus que parfait. What does it mean if you say "Le film était sorti en 2002?"' Is that the film had been released?

Asked 6 years ago

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Anna B.A2Kwiziq community member

ce que in front of a reflexive pronoun?

I am a bit confused with the following sentence. The correct thing is to put ce que but instead, in the lesson, we know that ce qui should be used when the next word is a verb or an object or a reflexive pronoun?? Is it because, the "tu" is in front of the m' that doesn't count? Because I assumed that since there is a reflexive verb I should put ce qui.

Je me demande ce que tu m'as acheté pour Noël.

Thanks,

Anna

Asked 6 years ago

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nikhil k.A0Kwiziq community member

living in india , pune am i correct?

j' habite au India

j' habite `a Pune.

Asked 5 years ago

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Ian L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Expletive "ne"

For

J'ai eu peur que nous ________ trop tard

I answered "ne soyons arrivés" but this was marked wrong. "Soyons arrivés" was given as corrrect.

Am I missing something with the expletive "ne" (which I do find a bit confusing!) Could you explain?

Thanks in advance,

Ian

Asked 7 years ago

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Archana J.C1Kwiziq community member

Supporter ou soutenir

Pourquoi pas Je soutiens son équipe? Car supporter apporte un sens négatif en français,je suppose?

Asked 3 years ago

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Meen K.A1Kwiziq community member

Est ce que Claudine marie ?

Asked 7 years ago

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Young Cue A.A0Kwiziq community member

Je viens de Seul.

Asked 7 years ago

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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

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Una M.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Lequel vs que

Hello team Just wondering if I can use que as an alternative to lequel in the following sentece:

"Le Lasso de Vérité avec que je pourrais forcer..."

Thank you again

Asked 5 years ago

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