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Tom A.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

la Saint Nicolas gender

Does it say 'la Saint Nicolas est célébré' with a masculine adjective because Nicolas is masculine ?

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

te vs vousTon costume de pèlerin ________parfaitement. Your pilgrim costume suits you perfectly. In this question I answered "vous va" The "vous" being the indirect pronoun. The correct answer was "te va" I thought they are both "you" just one is singular and informal and the other is formal singular and plural. Is this not correct. How do I know which is correct?

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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."

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why, in the last sentence, do we not pluralize the hearts in French? to read aux coeurs des Français..

Asked 6 years ago

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Kathleen B.A2Kwiziq community member

How to use present to indicate futureIn today's quiz, A1 Beginner Focus test, the question was what is the meaning of "Je vais au restaurant plus tard." I answered "I am going to the restaurant later." and "I will go to the restaurant later." The latter one was marked wrong - not equal to" I am going to the restaurant later." But in the next quiz, Question 6 , "J'arrive dans dix minutes." gives the correct answer as, "I will arrive in ten minutes."

What gives?

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JUSTIN S.A2Kwiziq community member

Word meanings specific to this contexr

In this text, "Serviette" qppears to be a beach blanket, though"napkin" is my dictionary definition. Similarly, "Rayures" are "scratches", "Glaciere"

Asked 4 years ago

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jennifer A.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

verb tenses Du coup, j'ai pu admirer ses amygdales

comme il mâchait la bouche ouverte

I'm wondering why the 2 different verb tenses here. One act (of seeing) is related to the other act (of chewing) but 2 different tenses were used.

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Charles T.C1Kwiziq community member

"Give birth" - why not "donner naissance"?

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Rebecca L.C1Kwiziq community member

à peine and multiple meanings

In my readings of french, I come across this expression frequently, but it seems to have several different meanings. I would appreciate a lesson on the many different meanings for "à peine".

Thanks!

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Stuart C.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Toujours ou encore

In the first phrase you use encore for « still » and did not give toujours as an alternative. Laura Lawless in the article on thèse words says “ When talking about something that still exists or is still happening, toujours is the better option.". Why is toujours wrong here?

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