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Mike H.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Generalizing articles

Je adore LE Chocolat, but Je mange DU pain. You are generalizing in both sentences. I see no difference. Why is it DU pain?

Asked 4 years ago

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D. A.C1Kwiziq community member

immediate future?

I understand that one uses the present tense for the immediate future, but when does the future lose its 'immediate' character? I would think that tomorrow is NOT immediate, and would require the future tense!

Asked 3 years ago

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Jilly C.C1Kwiziq community member

Can I say ‘Je suis en train de lire ce livre' if the

Asked 3 years ago

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Barbara D.C1Kwiziq community member

My Cv spoke for itself - shouldn't it be "speaks for itself" to match your French translation?

In this paragraph, the English sentence was "My CV SPOKE for itself" but the French was in the present tense. Mon CV parle de lui-même. Is this a mistake or am I missing something?

Asked 5 years ago

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S. M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

les raies Manta qui nous ont envoûtées.

In this phrase from the solution to "Un voyage de rêve", the word "nous" presumably refers to a father, mother and children. So why the final "e" in "envoûtées"? I'd use "envoûtés" here.

Asked 4 years ago

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Tom G.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Pronunciation questionHi, For the last phrase, "de votre aide", aide is pronounced as 2 syllables, as if it has an accent aigue on the final e. Please explain why this is so.

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Meesh N.A1Kwiziq community member

Why use on instead of nous?

Why use "on" to say " we" drank, we took etc.

Asked 5 years ago

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Anthea P.C1Kwiziq community member

Request for English translation

Please could we have the facility to click on an English translation for the phrases in the dictation text?

Asked 5 years ago

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Andrea N.B2Kwiziq community member

Nous souffrons de son manque d'attention. Query regarding use of 'son'

Could someone please enlighten me as why 'son' is used in this sentence. If the sentence was, 'We suffer from THEIR lack of attention', then, son is replaced by leur. What is the grammatical basis for this structure?

Asked 5 years ago

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Pekka J.A1Kwiziq community member

Like or love?,

Ma soeur n'aime personne = My sister likes nobody.

Can't this also mean My sister loves nobody, or how do you express the idea of loving someone/no-one?

Asked 4 years ago

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