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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

whats the difference between veux and avoir besoin de

hi,

I was wondering whats the difference between using the verb Je veux and J'ai besoin de nouvelle voiture? I thought that it can mean the same thing when using Je veux nouvelle voiture.

thanks

nicole

Asked 3 years ago

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Using blesser

I tried using blesser to see if the system would accept this alternative and was marked wrong. Tell me why J’ai blessé Olive (yesterday when I stepped on her foot) is wrong. I like blesser because it’s easier to use, but not if it’s wrong! Thanks so much.

Asked 6 years ago

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Federico F.C1Kwiziq community member

Appelez-le / Téléphonez-lui

Why does one say 'appelez-le' but 'téléphonez-lui'?

Asked 6 years ago

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alexandra c.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of conditional with Au cas ou

I understand the use of the conditional but why is it not acceptable to have "arriverait" instead of "serait"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Emily H.A2Kwiziq community member

Why is que used instead of ce que ?

“Nous pensons que c'est une bonne idée.”

Why is ‘que’ used instead of ‘ce que’ if we’re referring to the entire statement ‘c’est une bonne idée’ and not a specific object?

I’m dying to know why!

Asked 7 years ago

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Rob L.C1Kwiziq community member

Ted's Question

I'm also looking forward to an answer to Ted's question below. In addition, the lesson contains the heading

VERBS IN -EXER, -ETER AND -ELER (È) :

If in Exer the x stands for any other letter, that would include eler and eter, so why does the heading expressly state them?

Asked 7 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Tous as adjective or pronouns?

1) Ce sont tous mes meubles =These are all of my furniture or All these are my furniture? 'Tous' is pronouns or adjective in this sentence?

2) Can 'All these are my furniture' be translated as 'Tous ceux sont mes meunibles'? Is 'tous' an adjective in this sentence?

3) Can 'all of you' be translated as 'vous tous', eg: 'Vous tous pouvez manger les pommes'? Is tous a pronouns in this sentence?

Thanks!!

Asked 7 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 5 years ago

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Blake O.C1Kwiziq community member

In reference to the question with "Georges a acheté quelques livres au marché."

Why can't a valid answer be "George bought four or so books at the market?" In English, a few could possibly mean "four or so." "Few" is a vaguely definable quantity in English -- does "quelques" mean something more specific in French, or is this a matter of question/answer construction?

Asked 7 years ago

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D. G.A2Kwiziq community member

Est-ce qu'on peut lire les leçons de ''français'', ''en français''?

Je constate que tout les leçons de Français sont en anglais. J'ai entendu que c'est mieux d'apprendre un langue dans le même langue.

Cest-tu possible d'avoir les leçons écrit en français? Selon moi ça serait utile pour tout le monde.

Merci :)

Asked 7 years ago

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