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Pekka J.A1Kwiziq community member

Elles - rasees?

Hi. I'm wondering about the sentence Elles ne se sont pas rasees cette semaine./ They didin't shave this week. You would normally associate shaving with men, not women as in your example. Wouldn't it be better to change the subject of the sentence to ILS ne sont pas rases cette semaine, and a week being a long time to go without shaving, the end could be

ce matin, not cette semaine. and you would get a nice sentence

They (men) didn't shave this morning.

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why is it 'un trempage relaxant" when 'trempage" is feminine?

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Linda S.C1Kwiziq community member

plural verbIl faut que vous ________ d'ici dix heures. Why is the answer soyez partis and not soyez parti. if the sentence is plural and not formal, there should be some indication.

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Après nous être levés.

Après nous être levés... ? I see the construction après être but why here? It looks active.. something they did, rather than a passive situation so why not passé composé? Would that be wrong or a valid alternative?.. or would it have to be après nous nous sommes levés?.. think I am beginning to get the message...

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Megan W.A0Kwiziq community member

Difference between l' and en

Are l' and en interchangeable? The article doesn't specify when to use which

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Is Yaourt singular or plural?

What is the best translations for 'They love yoghurt' a) 'Ils adorent le yaourt' or b) 'Ils adorent les yaourts'. If yaourt is replaced with for example 'cereale' would the same principle/s apply?

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Trupti B.A1Kwiziq community member

The agreement of past participle in case of DOP

hello,

I'd like to know whether the past participle agrees with the following pronouns me, te ,nous, vous? what happens in this case? Please give examples.

Thank you.

Trupti.

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Becky L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Qui in final sentence"qui a vraiment l'air de valoir le détour" (final sentence) - I would never have guessed that the speaker said "qui". It sounded very much like the word began with a 'j'