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Moira K.C1Kwiziq community member

"de" after a negative

Why is is not "vous n'avez pas DE petite place......"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

En train de or être trichants

Run into a problem with this one.. I am interpreting cheating as an ongoing state rather than something that is happening at this instant and, from the choices available, thought "être trichants" to better reflect that than "en train de".. this was in a general test and not specifically testing "en train de"

What would be the best way to say... "He realizes you're cheating."?

Il réalise que vous êtes en train de tricher.

Il réalise que vous êtes trichants.

Asked 4 years ago

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Abigail V.A0Kwiziq community member

Le partitif de

Elle a travaillé très dur et graduè de cette Université. Pourqoui on dit" de cette université" pas " dans cette université".

Asked 6 years ago

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Fred G.C1Kwiziq community member

How does use of the reflexive change the meaning of a causative phrase?

For example, I am wondering why the phrase je me fais faire de nouvelles sandales (I am having new sandals made) requires the "me" - would the meaning be changed if it was omitted?

Asked 6 years ago

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Paul F.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Capitalisation inconsistency between hint and answer

For "Lake Geneva" the hint given was that in French it is "le lac Leman/le lac de Genève" but the answer had "Lac" capitalised - "ses vues époustouflantes du Lac Léman/ du Lac de Genève". So wondering whether it was the hint or the answer that was correct, or whether both forms are allowed. Thanks.

Asked 4 years ago

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Johanna S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Use of lui as subject pronounCan someone explain the use of lui as the subject in the quiz about taking
care of a baby and passé composé?

The answer was” lui est reparti”. I wrote “il est reparti” after lui, thinking lui was only there for emphasis.

I’ve never seen lui used as the subject pronoun. Am I missing something?

Asked 6 years ago

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Hyun Y.A2Kwiziq community member

Adjectives modified by adverbs with 2 or more syllables

I have a question!

Is it ok to use like this?

->C’est la saison vraiment idéale!

Asked 5 years ago

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steve i.C1Kwiziq community member

Possessive in English

One of the translations in the quiz was 'Everybody wants to do their best'. This may be in common usage now but correctly, I think, it should be 'his/her' best. Here 'everybody' is singular hence the singular verb 'wants', so the pronoun needs to correspond to the noun as well as the verb.

Asked 5 years ago

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Martin R.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"Où partez-vous cette année" threw me!

Please explain why partir is used instead of aller for "Where are you going this year"?

Thank you

Asked 5 years ago

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John C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Does the futur proche also require le futur after quand and pendant que?

Bonjour,

I think that the Futur Proche follows the rule in this lesson but I could not find any confirming examples. Can someone confirm that the following sentence is correct?

Je vais nettoyer l'appart pendant que tu seras partie.

Thanks,

John

Asked 6 years ago

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