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Anita P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Memory game

This subject prompted a memory game taught to me at school regarding the “pronoun” order before the verb : me , te, se, nous, vous / le, la, les / lui, leur / y, en - before verb

We learned it like parrots and it has been useful.

Asked 6 years ago

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Alberta N.B2Kwiziq community member

Connaître

Why the verb connaître for “to meet”

Thanks

________ Leila à la fac. I met Leila at university.HINT: Conjugate connaître (to meet) in Le Passé Composé (conversational past)J'ai connu

Asked 5 years ago

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Raleigh T.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation of Saoul

Your pronunciation of Saoul sounds to me like soo in English, with no "a" sound.

Asked 5 years ago

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Abigail V.A0Kwiziq community member

Question on a translation

L'argent ne fait pas le moine. I want to translate it in English, can I say" Money does not make the monk"?

Asked 5 years ago

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Aoede P.A1Kwiziq community member

Brand new raincoat is nouvel?

Why is it « nouvel » and not « neuf » when the raincoat would be brand new from the store? I thought neuf is for new, never been used, and nouvel is for been used but still pretty new.

Asked 5 years ago

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Luis S.A2Kwiziq community member

What is the best way to write this: "the 1st of May" ?

For the above question, I am marked wrong for putting "le 1 mai", with the correct answer being "le 1er mai".

The lesson text implies to me that either are correct. It states that French dates require cardinal not ordinal numbers and includes "un (1)" in the list of examples of cardinal numbers. The "le premier (1er)" is then listed as an exception that "we do use". It is not clear from this whether "1er" must or may be used.

Could this please be clarified?

Asked 3 years ago

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Phoenix F.A2Kwiziq community member

indirect vs direct pronouns

I know that in direct pronouns are me, te, lui ... and they are used when the noun comes after a preposition but why is it m'aide and not l'aide?

Asked 6 years ago

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Le P.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Il semble que; il paraît que : how to choose which to use

What is the difference between "il semble que" and "il paraît que" in terms of usage?

Asked 1 year ago

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

À laquelle or de laquelle

The person I’m thinking about or the person of whom or about whom I’m thinking. Why is de laquelle wrong since the lesson indicates it means of whom or about whom? Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

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Nicole E.A1Kwiziq community member

Difference of "savoir" and "connaître"

What is the difference of "savoir" and "connaître"? They both mean "to know", right? When should I use which one?

Asked 5 years ago

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