I understand when to use "de" as well as "de l" for vowels, however i also noticed sometimes "du" gets used which is confusing. Came across one of the posts by Tom in the comment section: j'ai besoin de soutien - I need support (general)

J'ai besoin du soutien du gouvernement - I need government support (specific)

How come this is still correct which still contains the word "support" with a different article: j'ai besoin d'un soutien financier and NOT j'ai besoin du soutien financier,

This actually confuses me the most:
j'ai besoin de soutien and NOT j'ai besoin du soutien. Last i checked, le soutien est masculin.

Asked 6 years ago

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Youbode J.A2KwizIQ community member

Positive / negativeNote that non is always the same whether you are agreeing or disagreeing:

Shouldn't this read " whether it's a positive or negative sentence" ?

Asked 5 years ago

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K. T.C1KwizIQ community member

Are there other informal first person plural subject pronouns?

I never know what to do when I've been writing informally and suddenly find that I have to use first person plural pronouns other than the subject pronoun. How would you say something like "We fed our pets" or "They will find us if we stay here" in casual French?

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Thalia C.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je suis entré dans le salon sans que tu ne me voies.

I was under the understanding that we don't use the ne explétif with "sans que" unless the rest of the sentence is in the negative. Is the above sentence in this lesson a mistake or did I misunderstand the lesson on sans que?

Asked 6 years ago

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M. M.A2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I need more help with this, please.

I'm having more trouble with this lesson than any other so far. I just can't seem to grasp it the way it's presented here. If anyone has links to helpful videos to supplement it, I would really appreciate it.

Asked 6 years ago

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G B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why the subjunctive?

Same query regarding the subjunctive but different sentence:

C'est le seul footballeur qui ait réussi à me faire pleurer....

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Mark P.C1KwizIQ Q&A super contributor

Mercedes refusée!

Mercedes est refusée!! Est-ce que ce n’était pas le prénom de la petite amie d’Edmond Dante avant qu’il soit emprisonné sur l’Ile de Montecristo?

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