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Mary S.B2Kwiziq community member

When ordering, I thought présent tense was used ie je prends, not je prendrai

Asked 7 years ago

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Lorie R.C1Kwiziq community member

me présenter d'autres gens

I'm wondering why it's not correct to say "me présenter à d'autres gens"? I thought that présenter was followed by the preposition à.

Asked 6 years ago

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J. S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Don't you have a smoke? - Yes I do.

I think this translation for «Tu n'as pas une clope? Si.» is a bit confusing in the lesson.

In the English, the inversion reads as expecting that the person does have a smoke, thus the following "Yes, I do" isn't disagreement.

I think dropping the inversion and more closely following the original would better convey the French phrase, as in: "You haven't (got) a smoke? Yes, I do."

Asked 5 years ago

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Kirill N.A2Kwiziq community member

I love you with all my heart

Hi,

Can you kindly explain the use of the preposition in the following sentence.

In a phrase 'je t'aime de tout mon cœur' that translates to 'I love you with all my heart', why do we use preposition DE to express WITH rather more commonly use AVEC.

Kind regards, Kirill

Asked 2 years ago

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Greg C.C1Kwiziq community member

esperer and the subjonctif

Hi,

I thought esperer did not take the subjonctif unlike souhaiter.

Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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Haley N.A0Kwiziq community member

Question about "J'adore"

My french teacher once told me that J'adore was too strong. That you would never say it to someone you know in a romantic way. She said it was so strong in fact that it was kind of stalkery. She said it should be used for inanimate objects or like a celebrity that you're a fan of. Is she correct?

Asked 4 years ago

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Ruth G.B1Kwiziq community member

A circumflex for the i in "quoi"?

Why must I have a circumflex on the i for quoi?

Asked 6 years ago

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Delphine S.A1Kwiziq community member

Qu'est-ce que tu veux voirI translated the above test question as = What do you want to see? My answer was marked as incorrect. The correct answer is apparently, "who do you want to see". I think my answer is correct. Please help.

Asked 2 years ago

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor