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I had not come across this verb before, and thought it would behave like an ir verb wth a past participle of acquéri. Could you tell me which other verbs follow the same pattern as acquérir? Or is it completely irregular?
C'est un refus absolu: je refuse absolument.
The first refus is masculine. How do I know the second sentence should be feminine?
Merci pour votre aide
FYI: I believe "vrai(e)" should be included in this lesson.
Why is it "pas le monnaie" and not "pas de monnaie"??
Is there a lesson about the verbes d'état on kwiziq?
It was stated in the questions that a lesson about it was added to to-do-list but I couldn't find one.
Thanks a lot.
The answer translates revisier as 'review' meaning, I assume, to read them again in preparation for an exam, but in english english it is more likely to mean, addressed to the teacher, ' take a look at your lessons and make sure they don't need updating'. If we want to mean 'read again and learn to prepare for an exam' we say 'revise'. Doing revision is the noun therefrom.
The English text 'she lay daydreaming for hours' is translated 'elle restait allongée à rêvasser pendant des heures'.
Does this use of an 'à + infinitive' construction imply some element of purpose (she lay down to daydream) or can it really be used simply to imply simultaneous activity? For example, could you say 'je fait le repassage à écouter la radio...'?
"and little by little, I became very small"--Why is passe' compose' used here? It seems an event with absolutely no clear beginning or end.
Salut,
thank you in advance to anyone who can help me! I have three questions:
1. Of these three forms which would a French person use the most naturally in speaking and writing?
2. Is it OK to use "duquel" and "de laquelle" when referring to people and not to things?
3. If the verb is one which takes a different preposition (not "de") what should we use instead of "dont"?
Merci beaucoup!
According to Le Robert and Larousse (Word Reference too) the French noun for the English 'oval' is «ovale» (masculine). The lesson is currently miscorrecting this to 'oval'. Also, I understand that not all acceptable answers can be included but «lèvres minces» is the first option given by Le Robert, and the phrase my French wife would have used on first thought ahead of «lèvres fines» - is it difficult to add this as an acceptable option at the very least?
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