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Tom A.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Avant d'avoir de leurs nouvelles

What would the difference in meaning be if you just said 'Avant d'avoir leurs nouvelles'?

Asked 5 years ago

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Andrea N.B2KwizIQ community member

Que + inversion

Is que (qu') + inversion only used with subject pronouns? I noticed this with the examples given. If the answer is 'yes', it may be helpful to draw attention to this fact in the lesson

Asked 6 years ago

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Joan C.A1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

"mais je trouve ça étouffant" Does this equivalent to "mais je le trouve ça étouffant"? Why can't we use 'étouffante' in this sentence?

Asked 6 years ago

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Dragana E.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Ne...pas and arrive (present ?)

Hi,

"Je ne saurais expliquer ce qui m'arrive aujourd'hui"

2 questions:

Why is there no "pas" - is this a negative sentence?

Why is "arrive" in present tense and not passe compose?

- ce qui me suis arrivé -

Asked 4 years ago

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Tracy S.A1KwizIQ community member

Coureur ou coureur cycliste?

Should we use Coureur ou coureur cycliste?

Merci

Tracy

Asked 4 years ago

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William C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Kwizbot's Measure of MY confidence!

By writing "à moins que tu ne SOIT" instead of " "à moins que tu ne SOIS", Kwizbot deemed it necessary to reduce the measure of MY confidence in this question by 31.3 % percentage points. To recover this "loss" in MY confidence, I had to repeat the question 7 times. Honestly, does this make any sense at all!!!

Asked 6 years ago

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TALK T.C1KwizIQ community member

Il me faudrait ressortir.... I believe that my answer using "....il me faudrait ressortir" is a valid option here. The system has provided "....je devrais ressortir" ; however, "devoir" doesn't seem appropriate because there is no suggestion of personal obligation or the idea of "must"/"should" mentioned in the question.

Asked 6 years ago

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chris w.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Regarde! Elle bâille! Quelqu'un est fatigue

Good trick. Ya got me. Quelqu'un clearly refers to Elle, yet it remains masculine. Really? In real life? They're standing looking at a little girl.

Asked 4 years ago

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j. j.B2KwizIQ community member