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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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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Meaning of écrin

What is the meaning of écrin ? It's not clear from searching the french dictionaries.

Asked 4 years ago

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Joanne H.B2Kwiziq community member

I wrote "faire des magasins."

Is that wrong? Perhaps you can't have two infinitives together? I thought faire des was the way to express going shopping.

Asked 6 years ago

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Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

What is the inversion question form for "Et où je vous emmène après ?"

Asked 6 years ago

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Robert B.A0Kwiziq community member

when do you use au-dessus and when en-dessus?

Asked 6 years ago

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shirqille t.B2Kwiziq community member

To take care of?

I did not understand the differences in how "to take care of" translates into french?

Asked 2 years ago

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Fergus T.B1Kwiziq community member

To answer "Tu veux venir à la piscine?", is there any difference from saying "Oui, je le veux" instead of "Oui, ce que je veux"?

Asked 7 years ago

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Maren W.C1Kwiziq community member

When to use subjunctive commands

I don't see in the lesson where it explains when to use the subjunctive conjugation for commands versus standard imperatif. Thanks!

Asked 5 years ago

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Alex M.A1Kwiziq community member

"I'm going to my home" - why is it not used in French ? I'm English and we say it frequently in England.

Asked 6 years ago

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ANDREW G.A2Kwiziq community member

Can Le or la be left out as direct object pronounsI am subscribed to your newsletter/blog. I truly enjoy it.I do have one question, however.In studying Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns I recently came across the sentence below.

"I gave it to him yesterday"

I have seen it translated into French as both:

1)"Je le lui ai donné hier." and 2) "Je lui ai donné hier."

Duolingo teaches the first translation above and it is also what is seen on some reliable French websites such as Lawless French. However I have also seen it translated as in number 2 and translators in particular seem to leave out the "le."

Is this just a quirk of the translators, is it a difference between written and spoken French, or is it acceptable to leave out the "le" in either spoken or written French? Any help would be appreciated.Andrew K. Greenfield, MD

Asked 4 years ago

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