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April S.A2Kwiziq community member

Compound nouns formed with prepositions a, de, en

Is cuillère à thé a fixed phrase meaning a teaspoon for measuring? The lesson says à generally means what something is used for, however, this phrase would then mean "a spoon for tea," not a "teaspoon."

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Isabelle S.B1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

It's about time

How is "5:30 AM" or "0530" said in French using the 24-hour clock?

Asked 4 years ago

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Anabelle G.A1Kwiziq community member

Position of the adjective in a sentence

"un ogre grand comme une maison"

I've learned that adjectives that represent size (like grand, petit, gros, etc) should come before the noun. But in this sentence it is after the noun. Could someone please explain why?

Asked 5 years ago

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Kay C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

aller à = to suit

Cecile and Chris I am more confused. Cecile seems to be saying "vous va" could be right as it can be singular but formal. Is it the "ton" which determines which "you" you use?

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James W.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"I love sculpture" in English isn't correct, should be "I love to sculpture/ I love sculpturing"

Asked 4 years ago

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Mohd S.A1Kwiziq community member

Other prepositions

What are the other prepositions and what is the difference between au and Dans?

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M. E.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

"...était apparue..."

Bonjour,

Could someone please explain why the auxiliary before apparu is était rather than avait ? The whole sentence is:

Je me souviens encore distinctement de la manière dont j'étais restée bouche bée lorsque cette belle dame, qui avait l'air d'être faite de paillettes, était apparue gracieusement sur cet étrange engin.

Merci, Matthew :-)

Asked 4 years ago

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Andrew P.B2Kwiziq community member

Descendu les escaliers et descendu du train

Hi,

I have read the below but it's still not clear to me. What is the difference between:

J'ai descendu les escaliers...

Je suis descendu du train...

Asked 2 years ago

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Jiamu T.B2Kwiziq community member

Why is this word(réveiller) become a single lesson

Is there anything special about this word?

Asked 5 years ago

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Katie K.A2Kwiziq community member

C'est with a determiner

I have to say I start to sweat when this question shows up on my tests, because I will ALWAYS get it wrong. I have read the lesson over and over and it seems like I will decided that I should use c'est because there is a determiner, but then it tells me to use elle or il. Then I use il or elle because there isn't a determiner and it will tell me to use c'est. I feel like all the lessons help me, and I see my mistakes, but this one is not helping me. Any other way to explain this to me?

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