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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Nous sommes sortis dans le jardin

When is "we went into (the garden)" "Nous sommes sortis dans le jardin" and when is it "nous sommes allé dans le jardin" The former is used in this exercise but the latter was used in the first exercise "A day with granddad"

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom E.C1Kwiziq community member

When do we get there?

Could you say, « À quelle heure est-ce qu'on arrive ? »

Asked 3 years ago

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S B.A1Kwiziq community member

Help plz. One sentence with "dont" causes great frustrations

While studying with a french article online, I found this sentence driving me crazy for 3 days....... I would greatly greatly appreciate for any help...

Im wondering how "dont" works in the sentence.. Does it mean "including"? Or is it "de + qui/que"??

The word "certains" comes right after the "dont" causes more frustration to me.... Cuz i cannot figure out the reason for that....

Im also wondering why the adverb "impossible" is there without the verb "être"... Does French omit "qui est" like English "which is"?

Asked 5 years ago

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J M.C1Kwiziq community member

Rendre Visite

Rendre visite has a somewhat negative meaning in terms of something being an obligation. That's fine if that's what is intended but you "aller voir" someone who is a friend.

Asked 3 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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Guilherme S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Soi vs Soi-même

What is the difference between "soi" and "soi-même"? Can't they be interchangeable?

Example: "On peut toujours trouver plus fort que soi/soi-même."

Asked 4 years ago

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Alberta N.B2Kwiziq community member

on vs nous

I did a simple quiz. One of the problems was to translate "We have a cat" - I used the nous avons... option. It was wrong stating "On a..." is the correct answer. How can one tell if an informal response, or the commonly spoken one is the correct choice out of context? It sees to me, both answers are equally correct. What am I missing?

Merci

Asked 3 years ago

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Sue H.C1Kwiziq community member

rosé/rosâtre

Could "rosâtre" be used to translate "pinkish" in the phrase "une douce teinte rosée"?

Asked 3 years ago

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J. L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

rendez-vous!! Is this contrast correct?

Je pourrais certainement OBTENIR UN rendez-vous. BUT Je pourrais certainement PRENDRE rendez-vous. ?? No article with prendre.

Or is it contextual/optional.