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Leo W.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Je plante des tomates et "du persil"

Why not des persils like des tomates?

For example: Je plante des tomates et des persils ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Anita P.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

A couple of questions

1. In your final translation you say “ je traverserais la ville sur une gondale “, which I understand, but could you say “ je traverserais la ville en gondale “ for “ I would cross the city by gondola “

2. My dictionary translates “ a feathered headdress “ as “ une coiffure “ and describes “ une coiffe “ as a lace headdress. Can I get away with simply stating “une coiffure” or do I need to clarify further with “ à plume “ ?

Asked 6 years ago

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Mike P.C1KwizIQ community member

Can s'en aller take an indirect object?

I notice that none of the example sentences say where the person is going to, 'Je m'en vais à la plage', for example. Is that because no-one uses s'en aller with an indirect object like that? Or if they do, how would the meaning differ from 'Je vais à la plage' or 'Je pars à la plage'? (I'm wondering if it's a bit like 'I'm outa here' (I am out of here); you'd never say 'I'm outa here to the beach'.)

Asked 5 years ago

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Hillary H.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Si vous me croyez, aidez-moi.

When you say "Believe me," do you say, "vous me croyez" or "vous croyez en moi"? Are these the same thing?

Asked 5 years ago

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Deborah K.B2KwizIQ community member

Nous passons par chez Martin. "Nous passons par chez Martin." In the quiz this meant "We're popping by Martin's place". Could it also mean "We're passing by Martin's place". How do you know if they pass by or pop in? Thanks

Asked 6 years ago

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Hudson A.A1KwizIQ community member

The form of imperatif

Can I say "téléphonons -lui"? If not, why? I thought the l'imperatif can be used for the 1re pers au pluriel ( aka nous )? I googled it but I couldn'

Asked 6 years ago

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manpreet kaur j.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Why cannot we say au bord du village for at the edge of the village instead of à la sortie?

Asked 6 years ago

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Vikki W.C1KwizIQ community member

Which tense?

The exercise says "When the main verb is in the passé composé, it is followed by the passé composé or plus que parfait" so why, in the following example, is the passé composé followed by the present tense.

Après qu’ils sont arrivés, ils vont saluer ma mère.After they've arrived, they go and say hello to my mother.

Asked 5 years ago

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Moyosola O.B1KwizIQ community member

ils a ou ils ont

One of the question as they have a car, is it 'Ils ont une voiture' or Ils a une voiture'?

Asked 4 years ago

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D. A.B2KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Tom et Mary sont très différents: l'un est calme et l'autre hyperactif In this sentence suppose the first one is feminine and second, masculine does

the sentence remain the same or changes to l'une est ..... et l'autre......PS confirm

Asked 7 years ago