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Sophia M.A0Kwiziq community member

J'ai onze ans. Quel age avez-vous?

Asked 9 years ago

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

cher = dear (expensive) or dear (beloved)Interestingly. dear can mean expensive or beloved in English too!

Asked 7 years ago

Paul B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Asked 7 years ago

Almut H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

She is lucky - elle est chanceuse."Elle est chanceuse" should be accepted too. The second link provided by Ron (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-french/lucky) event lists "chanceux" as translation of "lucky".

Asked 7 years ago

John B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Plural forms for mou and fou

Bonjour!

I am confused on a couple of adjective forms-> mou and fou. Can you spell out the plural forms for masc and fem for these two? ex: soft couches, crazy scenes, etc

Asked 6 years ago

Krishna S.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is it «mal au coeur» instead of «je me sens nauséeuse»? Doesn't «mal au coeur» mean heartache?

Asked 5 years ago

Hope O.A1Kwiziq community member

Why is it that cents is plural in mille neuf cents/dix-neuf cents but not anywhere else?

Asked 7 years ago

Stuart B.B1Kwiziq community member

What is the difference between n’importe qui and personne?I’m probably missing something obvious, but I can’t find it elsewhere, sorry :)

Asked 8 years ago

Afi-Enam B.A2Kwiziq community member

Using the Imperfect with Pendant

If pendant is used to describe past durations with a clear beginning and end, and the imperfect is used to describe continuing actions or habits in the past, why is the example "J'étais là pendant quarante-cinq minutes" instead of "J'ai été là pendant quarante-cinq minutes" since the passé composé is used to describe actions with a clear beginning & end in the past.

Is there a rule exception for using pendant and l'imparfait?

Asked 6 years ago

Sherry M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

How do you say "within an hour"?"Dinner will be served within an hour" was the wrong choice on the test for "le dîner sera servi dans une heure". If I wanted to be less precise than "in an hour's time", how would I express that?

Asked 9 years ago

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