French language Q&A Forum

When I used "Je suis une chanteuse," instead of "je suis chanteuse," I was told I was incorrect.  But if the person speaking sings but singing isn't her profession, wouldn't "je suis une chanteuse" be correct? 

Why is it incorrect to say the second phrase?

Tu en tenais deux

T'en tenais deux

I dont like listening to the audio in some of these exercises - too robotic

the question about the Professor: I put Leon as it's Prefessur and not Professure (F)? But it was wrong. Is that because of neologism? so, Professure is not used?

Hello I have a question.

Why in French some colors are plural?

It seems that you could use marcher or aller à pied for "you are supposed to walk in the sidewalk", depending on the context. 

You are supposed to walk ( as opposed to not ride your bike/roller skate/ etc) could take "aller à pied"...it seems to me.

Could you point me to a reference that would explain and describe the evolution of the use of le passé simple? I understand it's mostly used for literature but I can't find an article that describes it's origin. Does it stem (no pun intended) from French's latin roots, Langue d'oil, Germanic influences? Thanks!

Hello,

I know that the reflexive verb introduction is in the A1 level but, when should one learn about the passive and subjective  pronominals?

Thanks

Nicole

«Dont + possession» replaces «possession + de». The 'possession' is named in both expressions, it is just found in a different position. It is placed directly before de or found directly or indirectly after dont.