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Joseph M.A1Kwiziq community member

the word de in the sentence asking where do you live.

I am trying to understand why one needs to ad the D' in the sentence D'où venez-vous?

why not simply say : Où venez-vous? Why is the de important here?

Asked 6 years ago

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William C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Keyboard Skills

Sometimes Kwizik worry too much about spelling. I wrote c;est instead of c'est and it is marked wrong. Something I would never do when writing long hand. Stop treating us like children!!!!!!

Asked 5 years ago

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Carol W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

to love- aimer vs adorer

i was taught aimer to love a person /like a thing

adorer to love a thing

is this no longer considered correct?

Asked 3 years ago

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eding r.A0Kwiziq community member

Names of feminine countries

How many feminine countries do we have

Asked 5 years ago

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chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

They are leaving soon

There is nothing in this statement to indicate whether they are just popping out or going permanently. So why is ils quittent bientot marked wrong?

Asked 5 years ago

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James M.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of pronoun "en"

Is the use of "en" is necessary in the following phrase: "j'ai pu rapidement en constater les effets sur ma facture d'électricité."

Asked 5 years ago

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Anne D.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

"Qualifying something.... for a usage"qualifying something as good/better/the best for a usage

Sorry, but I have absolutely no idea what "for a usage" actually means in the context of an adjective. Can someone very kindly clarify ?

Asked 5 years ago

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Une envie de changement (Fill-in-the-Blank Kwiz)

Bonjour Madame Cécile !

This question is regarding a fill-in-the-blank test posted this week on the following link -> https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/blog/une-envie-de-changement-pluperfect-practice/

The last sentence reads- Quand elle avait vu ma nouvelle coupe, Flora en avait eu le souffle coupé.

I am unable to understand why the pronoun "en" has been used here and what is its relation with "le souffle coupé" .

Why does the second sentence translate as- 'Flora had been totally blown away.'

Merci beaucoup Madame pour m'aider encore.

Bonne journée !

Asked 6 years ago

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Holly B.B2Kwiziq community member

Use of de vs des

Hey,

I often struggle with grammar but am a little confused as to why it is 'de tomates' but followed by 'des fraises' after. both subjects are plural so why is it not 'des tomates' ? I imagine it is to do with 'un kilo de ...' ? Just wondered if anyone could explain this

Thanks!

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"will ever be" translation"Will ever be" was one of the vocabulary terms given at the start of the exercise, but I couldn't find it. Then, "être un jour capable" was the phrase used in the exercise. Please explain this usage. Thanks.

Asked 5 years ago

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