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Rhea S.B2Kwiziq community member

Puis vs ensuite

Salut! In the last sentence I had written “ensuite” instead of puis but this is marked incorrect. I thought they were interchangeable? Please can you tell me the difference?

Asked 4 years ago

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Wendy D.A1Kwiziq community member

I was always told not to use the female for a cat as it is very vulgar in French

Asked 6 years ago

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Carol L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Reasons for saying La France?

Why do we say La France? It is a country that has feminine gender....

Asked 5 years ago

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Drew B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

De vs Du Sel"Il s'est passé de sel." Why "de sel" and not "du sel"? There's an inherent negation utilized by figuratively "going without" but not formal/grammatic negation via "ne...pas."

Asked 6 years ago

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Karla B.A2Kwiziq community member

Someone loves xxx versus someone likes xxxSalut! Je me demande si on doit utiliser "bien" avec "aimer" pour signifier "love" vs "like" If you want to say someone loves something, as opposed to liking it, do you add "bien"? : Il aime bien sa copine. He loves his girlfriend. Il aime tes chaussures. He likes your shoes. I thought I remembered this distinction, but I'd appreciate someone discussing this! Thanks, Karla B

Asked 8 years ago

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nicole r.A2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Masculine or feminine

HI,

I was wondering I took the test and the question asked me if je suis professeur is Leon or Marie and I put Leon cause it's a masc ending but was marked wrong? Then the next question was je suis acteur and select Michael or Catherine or both of them and when I chose both of them it was marked wrong and said I should have picked Michael!

So why is the word acteur marked for masculine but the professeur is not?

Thanks

Nicole

Asked 3 years ago

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ly fen c.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

sur parisCan we say " Je vais sur Paris demain "? as I often heard they said so with preposition "sur not à ".

Asked 8 years ago

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John P.B2Kwiziq community member

“Le moins vite” or “le plus lent” Is one form preferred over the other or is it a matter of personal choice/context?

Asked 7 years ago