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Michael P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
What is done for, as example, Queen Elizabeth the 1st?
Asked 7 years ago
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Hà Thu Đ.A2KwizIQ community member
Using le/la after "aller à"

1/ When I wanna say I go to a specific place by name, should I just write "Je vais à Son Duong" or "Je vais à la Son Duong? 

Ps: Son Duong is a village. 

2/ If I wanna say: He is the directer at Song Nguyen company. Is "Il est directeur à l'enterprise de Song Nguyen" correct? or no "de" needed? 

Asked 6 years ago
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Duncan G.A2KwizIQ community member
Why no 'de'?

One of my 'test recommended' questions was: Il prend toujours l’avion. - Non, il ________ l'avion

The answer given was: 'ne prend jamais' and my answer 'ne prend jamais de' was marked incorrect.

Why is there no 'de' in this case when the 'vous mangez de la viande' example on this page shows there is?

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Christian H.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor
"Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait de problème" vs "Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait un problème"

About "de problème" in "Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait de problème": Isn't "un problème" at least correct as well? "penser" is negated, "il y ait" is not. When googling the two versions, I get twice the number of the hits for the version with "un problème". E.g. https://onefootball.com/fr/news/thierry-henry-je-ne-pense-pas-quil-y-ait-un-probleme-elye-wahi-38557664

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Jane B.B1KwizIQ community member
Jaqen H'ghar: Qui es-tu
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chris e.A1KwizIQ community member
Understanding the pronunciation

Pourquoi je l'ai trouvé difficilement a comprendre les paroles

Asked 6 years ago
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K. T.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Expression: "...comme le veut la tradition"

I find this expression interesing: "comme le veut la tradition". Is there a specific lesson for that?

Would it work also in these examples? E.g. "The cake was made of chocolate, like how he wanted it." "The red coat is more beautiful, as she says."

Thank you

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manuela j.A2KwizIQ community member
Duration?

I am not sure why "chaque" or "tous les" are classified as "duration", when they should labelled as "frequency". To me, it seems to be a mistake.

Asked 7 years ago
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Leo W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
Des Vs. de

Il y a des petites rues, et de jolies maisons blanches.

Hi, I saw the sentence above in a book. 

Why it's not de petites rues ?! 

I thought when we have an adjective that comes before a noun, we should use de ! like de jolies maisons

Help please.

Asked 5 years ago
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David S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor
"Look" with the sense of "search"In the writing challenge "I can't find my shirt" the transation for the partial sentence " I must not have looked properly" offers several choices but all use "regarder" - e.g. "Je n'ai pas dû regarder proprement". In this context I belive "looked" implies "searched (for it)" rather than "gazed (at it)". In view of that ought not the translation "chercher" to be allowed as an alternative to "regarder"? In fact can "regarder" be used here at all?
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