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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Please send a response for me to Marnie's question as I had the same usage and for the same reason...

Asked 7 years ago

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Hasan D.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

which one is true?

when we use a pronoun to ask where it is we say "où est-ce qu'est le restaurant " but what about subject pronouns? I don't know which one is true please help

où est-ce qu'est il?

où est-ce qu'il est?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mary K.C1Kwiziq community member

épaisse couche de glace/couche de glace épaisse/couche épaisse de glaceWhy does “épaisse” precede “couche”?

Asked 7 years ago

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

vous vous etes rencontres a une soiree

Vous l'avez rencontre a une soiree - you met him at a party

Vous les avez rencontre a une soiree - you met them at a party

Il nous a rencontre a une soiree - he met us at a party

But the moment you talk about yourselves it becomes a reflexive verb, rather than just a special case of the pronoun matching the verb case?

Nous nous sommes rencontres a une soiree - we met (each other) at a party

Asked 5 years ago

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Nancy M.A2Kwiziq community member

Passé composé

Why are these 2 words "fascine and intimide" not written in the passé composé.

Asked 6 years ago

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Danilo U.A2Kwiziq community member

I'm confused by the block of examples immediately following the "How to form the Imparfait" section above....

These are the examples given:

- parler : nous parlons (we are talking) -> je parlais

- finir : nous finissons (we are finishing) -> je finissais

- faire : nous faisons (we are doing) -> je faisais

- prendre : nous prenons (we are taking) -> je prenais

All the verbs have the same ending despite the subject. Perhaps I'm missing something

Asked 6 years ago

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Barbara G.C1Kwiziq community member

temps du verbI've been curious = I have been curious. Vous avez utilisé le passe compose. Cependant, "I have been = Plus-que-parfait = J'avais été

Asked 6 years ago

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anish t.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

La vie est interessanteI want to understand why the e in 'vie' is not elisioned before est. Thanks.

Why "La vie est interessante"

why vie doesn't become vi'

Asked 5 years ago

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Betsy D.B2Kwiziq community member

Des autres vs d’autres

Regarding this test question and my wrong answer and correct answer: “How would you say "One has to earn others' respect." in French?

Il faut gagner le respect des autres. (Correct)

Il faut gagner le respect d’autres. (My wrong answer)

I’ve read the lesson numerous times as well as the discussion below and nothing explains why I was marked wrong on this question. Is there something about “il faut” that is like “se server de” in the lesson’s example that would require “DES autres” instead of “d’autre”? The translation is not “of THE others”, just the more general “others”.

Asked 3 years ago

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